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The history of slavery in California began with the enslavement of Indigenous Californians under Spanish colonial rule. The arrival of the Spanish colonists introduced chattel slavery and involuntary servitude to the area.
- African Americans in California
There is also a small Bahamian, Barbadian, Bermudan, British...
- Slavery in the United States
The legal institution of human chattel slavery, comprising...
- African Americans in California
Aug 11, 2021 · Givens’ confidence was justified. Perhaps as many as 1,500 enslaved African Americans were forcibly transported to California between 1849 and 1861. Hundreds arrived before the state’s...
African Americans toiled as slaves in the mines during the Gold Rush and beyond even though the state constitution banned slavery. Through narratives, public records, archival material and images, this project exposes California’s hidden history and its legacy in the state’s courts, culture, and conscience.
Jan 9, 2022 · Though California joined the union as a free state in 1850, 11 years before the civil war, many who took to the Sierra Nevada foothills during the Gold Rush in the years before statehood...
White colonists from the Southern and Eastern United States brought their systems of organized slavery to California. Several thousand free and enslaved people of African ancestry were part of the California Gold Rush (1848–1855).
