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Ships underneath San Francisco
Why there are Gold Rush-era ships still buried under downtown San Francisco

Even today, there are ships buried under downtown San Francisco that you might walk over, on land reclaimed from the Bay thanks to the Gold Rush.

History of slavery in America
America’s history of slavery: See some of the horrible old ads actually offering people for sale

While books and articles on America’s slave trade can offer important historical insight, seeing the ads placed in the newspapers of the era really brings the brutality home.

Gold Rush in California - Currier and Ives
How the California Gold Rush of 1849 began, and what life was really like for the miners

How did the great Gold Rush of 1849 get started? Find out its history, how it made people rich and poor – and helped make California what it is today.

 
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