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OC Human Relations Executive Director Rusty Kennedy with guest speaker Dorothy Mulkey and Commissioner Ken Inouye.

OC Human Relations Civil Rights History Exhibit

Dorothy Mulkey tells the story of how she was part of the landmark civil rights ruling Mulkey v. Reitman during the opening ceremony of the Orange County Civil Rights History Exhibit at Second Baptist Church in Santa Ana Wednesday evening. In 1967, the case of Mulkey v. Reitman went to the U.S. Supreme Court, where it ruled in the Mulkeys’ favor and overturned Prop. 14, which meant landlords no longer could refuse to rent to people because of their skin color, religion or ethnicity. KEVIN SULLIVAN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER OC REGISTER

Rusty Kennedy, CEO of Orange County Human Relations Commission, hugs graphic artist Susan Reese who designed the Orange County Civil Rights History Exhibit during the opening ceremony at Second Baptist Church in Santa Ana Wednesday evening. KEVIN SULLIVAN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER OC REGISTER

Dorothy Mulkey is honored during the opening ceremony of the Orange County Civil Rights History Exhibit at Second Baptist Church in Santa Ana on Wednesday evening. KEVIN SULLIVAN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER OC REGISTER

Ken Inouye, Chair of the Orange County Human Relations Commission, examines the Orange County Civil Rights History Exhibit during the opening ceremony at Second Baptist Church in Santa Ana on Wednesday evening. The opening marked the 50th Anniversary of the day that President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the U.S. Civil Rights Act into law. KEVIN SULLIVAN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER OC REGISTER

Dorothy Mulkey is honored during the opening ceremony of the Orange County Civil Rights History Exhibit at Second Baptist Church in Santa Ana Wednesday evening. In 1967, the case of Mulkey v. Reitman went to the U.S. Supreme Court, where it ruled in the Mulkeys’ favor and overturned Prop. 14. It meant landlords no longer could refuse to rent to people because of their skin color, religion or ethnicity. KEVIN SULLIVAN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER, OC REGISTER

The Orange County Civil Rights History Exhibit is shown during the opening ceremony at Second Baptist Church in Santa Ana Wednesday evening. KEVIN SULLIVAN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER, OC REGISTER

Artie Hardison, 74, of Santa Ana, examines the Orange County Civil Rights History Exhibit during the opening ceremony at Second Baptist Church in Santa Ana Wednesday evening. KEVIN SULLIVAN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER OC REGISTER