Perez v. Sharp: A California Landmark Case that Overturned a Century-Old Ban on Interracial Marriage
Presented on November 16, 2022
Virtual Presentation
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We had an engaging presentation on the 1948 case, Perez v. Sharp, where the California Supreme Court found unconstitutional the state’s laws prohibiting inter-racial marriage. This program sketched briefly the history of racial discrimination in California and elsewhere, then turned its focus to how marriage illuminated a path for later, important civil rights cases.
A presentation by the California Supreme Court Historical Society, co-sponsored by the Northern District Historical Society.
Introduction
- Justice Joshua P. Groban
California Supreme Court
Narrated by
- Justice Teri Jackson
California Court of Appeal - John Caragozian
Additional remarks by
- Roland Brandel
- Michael Traynor