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It Happened Here: A History of Slavery in...
by Benjamin Schneider • 02/04/2021 12:03 pm

In the early statehood era, the “free state” of California allowed multiple forms of slavery, posing difficult questions for how to honor that history.

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Archaeologists Find Tunnels Beneath Alcatraz
by Joe Kukura • 03/06/2019 1:48 pm

The tunnels were not dug by prisoners, though — they’re from the Gold Rush era when the island was a military outpost.

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Yesterday's Crimes: “Butt” Riley, King of the Hoodlums
Bob Calhoun • 04/28/2016 11:24 am

James “Butt” Riley claimed he had “the hardest head in all Christendom,” and proved it by battering down doors and people with his impervious…

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