Cover art for the first edition of The Grapes of WrathJohn Steinbeck’s best-selling novel The Grapes of Wrath is censored by officials in Kern County – the very region that he wrote about. Only after a fight led by civil libertarians, trade unionists, clergy and the local librarian was the book restored to the library shelves.
Co-founder of the United Farm Workers union is one of 13 Americans to be awarded the nation's highest civilian honor in 2012
Ballot proposition would replace death penalty with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Her legislation addresses a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act allowing the military to arrest and imprison Americans without charges or trials.
Watch an appearance by Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi on KPIX's "Bay Sunday" program with host Sydnie Kohara.
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