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2023-03-17 18:59:05 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 28AA210CA7EC0DA280A1025B0DE6D21275904B9FD3EA8A08D4551EECE8DD6F1C
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California did own slaves, we know this by an advertisement for black slaves, originally published in San Francisco Herald. There is other factual evidence through publications, archival material and images. https://californiahistoricalsociety.org/blog/california-a-free-state-sanctioned-slavery/ https://www.aclunc.org/sites/goldchains/index.html
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