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2023-03-18 11:57:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9692357929540D5E7A923D6ABA7F8E2FB4E51D5FBAEE8D584B35B667111BFAB1
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Original Note:
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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