Describe the rise of the Conservative movement in California in the second half of the 20th century. How did this political coalition represent a social and cultural movement and how did demographic changes in California in this period influence this movement?

Book: (The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins- THE WHOLE BOOK)FINAL PROJECT: ( PLEASE USE THE UPLOADED LECTURES! USE THEM IN THE WRITING ! REFER TO THEM! USE THE BOOK AS WELL AND REFER TO IT!!! NOTHING FROM THE INTERNET IS ALLOWED)The final project has three components: a brief Identification Exercise, and two mandatory essay responses. You should draw exclusively on lecture content and the course texts to complete this project. Do not use internet or outside sources. All you need to successfully complete this project can be secured via lecture and course texts. Identification Exercise (20%): Choose 4 of the 6 terms below. For each, briefly explain who this person was or what this event was, where it happened, when it happened (as precise as possible), and why this person or event is significant in modern California history. You may write your responses for this Identification Exercise in sentence fragments, bullet points, or complete sentences, but make sure to offer a fully fleshed-out ID based on the criteria explained above. –Richard Nixon–Peoples Temple–Proposition 13–Indians of All Tribes–Proposition 187–Proposition 8Short Essays (80%; 40 points each): In this second section of the final project, you will answer both of the prompts below in essay form. These responses should be essays but, citations are not required. Also introductions, thesis statements, and conclusions are not required. Instead, focus on content and thoroughness. Draw upon lecture and the Stevenson book. Essay responses will be evaluated on the use of specific detail and success in answering every aspect of the prompts. Rather than think of word counts or number of paragraphs, answer each aspect of the prompt in full and include as many details and specifics as possible. 1. Describe the rise of the Conservative movement in California in the second half of the 20th century. How did this political coalition represent a social and cultural movement and how did demographic changes in California in this period influence this movement?2. As documented in Brenda Stevenson’s The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins, how have African Americans, Jewish Americans, and Asian Americans had similar, shared, but also divergent experiences in 20th century California? How did all of these groups experience discrimination, racism, and patterns of exclusion? How did all of these groups respond to these exclusionary forces in ways that offered greater inclusion and degrees of social and economic mobility? Do all three groups share a similar place of inclusion by the end of the 20th century?

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