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Racial Justice

Race intersects with all critical social justice and civil rights issues. White supremacy predates the United States’ founding and continues to have devastating impacts. The ACLU of Northern California works to repair current and historic harms wrought by race-based segregation, discrimination, and deprivation of economic and other opportunities.

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Gold Chains: The Hidden History of Slavery in California
Gold Chains highlights California’s slavery past which is not taught in schools. Through narratives, public records, archival material, and images, this project exposes California’s hidden history and the ways in which its legacy persists in the state’s courts, culture, and conscience.
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