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First-of-its-kind reparations panel issues report in California (www.aljazeera.com)

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[–] blackgaynerd 1 points 1 year ago

Officially, slavery was banned by the new state government, but multiple incidents of slaveowners bringing their captives with them during the Gold Rush, as well as those captives suing for freedom in California courts, are documented.