Gold Rush Inequality: Power and Prejudice

The video discusses California's admission to the Union in 1850 and the subsequent Gold Rush, highlighting the racial dynamics and power struggles. Native Americans suffered greatly due to disease, displacement, and violence, exacerbated by government policies like the 1850 Act. The Pomo tribe faced enslavement and massacre. The Foreign Miners Tax targeted non-U.S. citizens, particularly affecting Chinese miners, leading to economic challenges and violence against them.

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