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by Jean Pfaelzer - 306.362 PFAELZER. The untold history of slavery and resistance in California, from the Spanish missions, indentured Native American ranch hands, Indian boarding schools, Black miners, kidnapped Chinese prostitutes, and convict laborers to victims of modern trafficking.
- Key Findings of Part I
- Guarantees of Non-Repetition
- International Reparatory Efforts
- Health Harms
- Conclusion
- Chapter 19: Policies Addressing Enslavement
- Chapter 20: Policies Addressing Racial Terror
- Chapter 24: Policies Addressing Racism in Environment and Infrastructure
- Chapter 25: Policies Addressing Pathologizing the African American Family
- Chapter 27: Policies Addressing Stolen Labor and Hindered Opportunity
- Chapter 28: Policies Addressing the Unjust Legal System
- Chapter 29: Policies Addressing Mental and Physical Harm and Neglect
In order to maintain slavery, colonial and American governments adopted white supremacist beliefs and passed laws in order to maintain a system that stole the labor and intellect of people of African descent. This system was maintained by and fnancially benefted the entire United States of America and its territories. This system of white supremacy...
Under the U.N. Principles on Reparation, guarantees of non-repetition should include, where applicable, any or all of the following measures: Ensuring effective civilian control of military and security forces; Ensuring that all civilian and military proceedings abide by international standards of due process, fairness and impartiality; Strengtheni...
In carrying out the Legislature’s direction to address how the Task Force’s recommendations comport with international standards of remedy, the Task Force has considered and addressed worldwide examples of past and present attempts to remedy wrongs and injuries caused by state and private actors in other contexts, including attempts that have inclu...
The difference in life expectancy between African Americans and white non-Hispanics768 in California can be interpreted as the cumulative effect of unequal treatment, from unequal access to health insurance and health care based on occupational discrimination, to dis-criminatory local zoning that exposes African American neighborhoods to greater en...
Since this list of harms and atrocities is not exhaustive, the total of the estimated losses to African American Californians is not a fnal estimate of losses, nor, given the Task Force’s determination of eligibility for com-pensation, is it is a recommendation of an amount of reparations payments. Rather, it is an economically con-servative initia...
Enact a Resolution Affrming the State’s Protection of Descendants of Enslaved People and Guaranteeing Protection of the Civil, Political, and Socio-Cultural Rights of Descendants of Enslaved People Amend the California Constitution to Prohibit Involuntary Servitude Require Payment of Fair Market Value for Labor Provided by Incarcerated Persons (Whe...
Advance the Study of the Intergenerational, Direct, and Indirect Impacts of Racism Establish and Fund Community Wellness Centers in African American Communities Fund Research to Study the Mental Health Issues Within California’s African American Youth Population, and Address Rising Suicide Rates Among African American Youth Expand the Membership of...
Increase Greenspace Access and Recreation Opportunities in African American Communities Test for and Eliminate Toxicity in Descendant Communities Increase Trees in Redlined and Descendant Communities Develop Climate Resilience Hubs in Redlined and Descendant Communities Remove Lead in Drinking Water Prevent Highway Expansion Transportation Pollutio...
Reduce and Seek to Eliminate Racial Disparities in the Removal of African American Children from Their Homes and Families Reduce the Placement of African American Children in Foster Care and Increase Kinship Placements for African American Children Establish and Fund Early Intervention Programs that Address Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Within th...
Create Greater Transparency in Gubernatorial Appointments Provide Guaranteed Income Program for Descendants Eliminate Barriers to Licensure for People with Criminal Records Transform the Minimum Wage Back into a Living Wage Advance Pay Equity Through Employment Transparency and Equity in Hiring and Promotion Create and Fund Professional Career Trai...
Allocate Funds to Remedy Harms and Promote Opportunity Eliminate Barriers for African American Prospective Attorneys by Funding Legal Education and Ending Discriminatory Gatekeeping at the State Bar Prohibit Cash Bail and Mandate that Those Who Are Acquitted or Exonerated be Reimbursed by the Entity or Entities at Fault Enact Enforceable Legislatio...
Address Health Inequities Among African American Californians by Funding the California Health Equity and Racial Justice Fund Improve Health Insurance Coverage Evaluate the Effcacy of Health Care Laws, Including Recent Enactments Address Anti-Black Discrimination in Health Care Mandate Standardized Data Collection Provide Medical Social Workers/Hea...
This historical context reveals a more complex and nuanced understanding of California’s early years. The presence of slavery in California sheds light on a hidden aspect of the state’s history and challenges conventional notions of its identity as a beacon of liberty and equality.
California’s official enslavement-free status and the state constitution’s guarantee that all men have the inalienable rights of life, liberty, property, safety, and happiness, should have been promising for African Americans in 1850. But the California Constitution was a contradiction for African Americans and other non-whites.
Jul 26, 2023 · The dark and buried history of California as a slave state is seldom acknowledged. Yet the state owes its origins to slavery. Spanish invaders captured Indigenous people to build the chain of Catholic missions.
- Jean Pfaelzer
- July 26, 2023
Enslavement of African Americans. During this time, the 30-state nation was divided equally between 15 free states and 15 slave states. With the addition of vast new, agriculturally-rich territories, including California, the debate over slavery intensified dramatically.
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