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Man playing baseball | Courtesy of Toyo Miyatake Studio

Baseball, A Silver Lining in the Japanese American Internment Camps

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Kitakagi family during World War II | Dorothea Lange, Library of Congress

Photographer Discovers His Family's Unmentionable Secret at the National Archives

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Del Monte Speakeasy's collection of pre and Prohibition whiskey | Still from "Lost LA" Prohibition

What Does a 100-Year Old Whiskey Taste Like?

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King Eddy Saloon sign | Still from "Lost LA" Prohibition

A Glimpse of Prohibition-Era L.A. at King Eddy Saloon

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Paul R. Williams holding up plans | Still from "Lost LA" Paul Revere Williams

Paul R. Williams' Signature Architectural Style

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Paul R. Williams – Architect for the Masses

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The Most Important Document in the History of Astronomy

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Internal view of the Hooker Telescope. | Still from "Lost LA"

Inside the Sistine Chapel of Astronomy, the 100-Inch Hooker Telescope

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Nathan sewing a doll dress at Irie Vibes | Still from "Lost LA" Shindana Toys

Shindana Doll Dressmakers Show Nathan How to Sew

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Operation Boostrap letterhead | Southern California Library

In the Aftermath of the Watts Uprisings, This Incubator Helped Rebuild the Community

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Paul Kitakagi, Jr's Personal Connection with Dorothea Lange

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George Katagiri on Realizing the Gravity of Incarceration

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Lost LA

Racial Tensions Erupt at Griffith Park

The Merry-Go-Round at Griffith Park is a popular recreational activity, especially for parents and their children. The idyllic place is also the venue where Walt Disney purportedly first saw the glimmers of a future Disneyland. But in 1961, around the Memorial Day holiday, the Merry-Go-Round wasn't so merry; it became the site of racial tensions that challenged Griffith J. Griffith's vision of a park for the people. The incident is a reflection of the times, when Freedom Rides occurred in Montgomery, Alabama, and when the civil rights movement were just beginning to gain steam. Historian Alison Rose Jefferson explains to host Nathan Masters and author Casey Schreiner how this popular ride became a flashpoint in history.