Dwinelle wasn't origoinally from Berkeley as he was born in New York, Cazonovia. Dwinelle impacted the bay area a lot, since he was a lawyer, he noticed that laws weren't right for the minority. In Dwinelles book Colonial History he decided to argue his point which was known as " The City of San Francisco vs. The United States" as he argued for claiment. He argued that in 1846, there was a town that was known as the Hispano Mexican Pueblo (town). Dwinelle took the time to try and get equal rights for these minority groups, he felt that everyone deserved to be treated equally since no one ever acknowledged the Hispanic culture. Not only was the Hispanic culture not treated fairly but so were all of the other minority groups. During Dwinell's testimony a fact that he brought up was that there was a "lost of papers/ documantery evidence". What Dwinelle made sure of was that these documents made it to the rightful people and became known public information. Now on July 11th, 1847 brought to the city of San Francisco were carfully carried public documents where they were sealed with their agreement. What this shows is Dwinelle was a very caring person about his community, it was clear that he wanted equal rights for everyone and for the Hispanic culture to be acknowledged by everyone who felt the need to disrespect their culture.

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