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1 day ago · California was the first state to consider reparations for Black residents, and the California Reparations Task Force was formed in order to present the state legislature its recommendations. Economists tell the state that Black Californians could be owed $800 billion in reparations.
May 7, 2024 · Slavery in California. In 1856 California pioneer Alvin Aaron Coffey (1822-1902) purchased his freedom as well as the freedom of his entire family. Coffey was inducted as the first African American member of the California Society of Pioneers in 1887.
Apr 25, 2024 · Slavery existed in the United States from its founding in 1776 and became the main cause behind the country's bloody Civil War.
18 hours ago · California’s history is tarnished by the subjugation of Black people,” Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) said in support of AB 3089 on Thursday. “It is a wound that still needs to ...
3 days ago · Illuminating Presentation About Citing Slavery Project. May 14, 2024. From left to right, UC Davis Law Professor Katherine Florey and Native American Studies Professor Beth Middleton, speaking about the history of indigenous people in California. Last week, I attended an event at the Schwartz/Levi Inn of Court that examined law and racism.
May 7, 2024 · Since its establishment in 2020, the first-of-its-kind California Reparations Task Force has studied and developed potential reparations to Black people, especially those descended from enslaved persons.
Apr 30, 2024 · In focusing on that ignominious dawn, the project centers the narrative of American history around the consequences of slavery and the historically marginalized contributions of Black Americans.
