Race & Power in Early Los Angeles: In Conversation with Dan Lynch

Event details Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 AM Location: Online Cost: Free Type: Lecture / Talk / Workshop Campus: Other Location Department: Institute on California and the West (ICW), Van Hunnick History Department Audience: Students, Alumni, Faculty/Staff About this event ICW proudly welcomes Dr. Dan Lynch, who will join Bill Deverell in conversation about his new book, Dancing with Manifest Destiny: Elite Men of Color and the Making of Los Angeles. Dr. Lynch will discuss how influential Black, Latino, Asian American, and Indigenous leaders helped shape Los Angeles while navigating the political forces of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Their conversation will explore the complex relationships between race, power, and urban development in the city’s formative years. Drawing on original research and compelling biographical stories, the webinar offers a fresh perspective on the people and processes that made modern Los Angeles. Official event details: https://calendar.usc.edu/event/race-power-in-early-los-angeles-in-conversation-with-dan-lynch