The Dark History of the California Bear Flag: An Interview with Alex Abella

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Fri, Jul 17, 2015 1:15PM

Alex Abella is a journalist and author. His article for the Los Angeles Times called California, it's time to dump the Bear Flag, tells the history of California’s Bear Flag and its origins in a racist revolt.

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On June 30, 2015, Mitch Jeserich, host of Letters & Politics on KPFA 94.1FM & KPFA.org, spoke with journalist and author Alex Abella.

Abella's Op-Ed for the Los Angeles Times, "California, it's time to dump the Bear Flag," published on June 13, tells the history of California’s Bear Flag and its origins in a racist revolt.

California, it's time to dump the Bear Flag
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0614-abella-bear-flag-20150614-story.html#page=1

The audio from this interview was originally published, as part of a complete episode of Letters & Politics, at:

The Dark History of the California Bear Flag
https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-june-30-2015/

Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.

§California, it's time to dump the Bear Flag

by Dump the California Bear Flag

Fri, Jul 17, 2015 1:15PM