Blacks in Gold Rush California

by Rudolph M. Lapp

Examines the lives of the thousands of free blacks and slaves who migrated to the California gold fields after 1848 and studies their relationships with other minorities and with whites

321 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1977

Reviews

[SDAntoNia]

how does African American history and legal history relate to mass incarceration ? read here ... cited n in Lawrence DeGraff and Quintard Taylor book seeking El Dorado African Americans in California on page 9 footnote 13: on the importance of people both white and black actively inquiring and going to court on behalf of enslaved persons who are unable to bring legal battle to court themselves despite the fact that the California Constitution outlawed slavery! Very similar to our laws today which in fact lead in directly to increasing the problem mass incarceration.

[Darin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book provides an important account of California history that is rarely told. By reading this book, a more conclusive picture of the beginnings of California can be understood and, unfortunately, the facts presented in this book are not a part of the typical, larger story of California. The information is separated by topic, not in chronological order.