Are you a history buff? If so check out the New Birth of Freedom: Civil War to Civil Rights in California exhibit at the Fullerton Arboretum. This exhibit examines the issues of freedom and equality raised but unresolved by the Civil War era as well as the ways Californians fought for equality during the modern Civil Rights Movement as the state and the nation struggled to make good on what President Abraham Lincoln had termed a new “birth of freedom” at Gettysburg during the Civil War.

The exhibit opened on April 30 and continues to bring cultural facts to everyone who visits. It’s truly a treat to get to know and understand the history of not only California but the Unites States. The exhibition also examines the ways in which issues of freedom and equality continue to be debated today. New Birth of Freedom is culturally enriching students all around Southern California and Orange County.

For more information go to www.fullertonarboretum.com

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