Slavery in California

"The existence of slavery in California and its importance to the development of the state has often been neglected in historical works. Many today believe that slavery was banned in California by the Compromise of 1850. However, a look at primary source material provides an abundance of proof that shows otherwise. Newspapers describe slave escapes, ads offer slaves for sale, and court records list freedom papers and cases involving enslavement. It is estimated that at any time there were between 200-300 enslaved African Americans in mining areas."

- Guy Washington, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
ARCHIVED WEBCAST OF ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Technical Requirements to view Webcast
Thursday, November 13, 2003
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CSUS Alumni Center
Call (916) 278-6734 for more information
ROUNDTABLE AND WORKSHOP PROGRAM (PDF - 645 KB)
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Welcome, Introductions: Dr. Kevin Starr, State Librarian and Dr. Terry Webb, Dean, CSUS Library
9:45 - 11:45 a.m. Roundtable Discussion: From Slavery to Freedom
Noon - 1:15 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
Special Luncheon Program (PDF - 346 KB)
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Workshop: Preserving 19th Century Documents for the 21st Century

PARTICIPANTS

Susan Bragg,
University of Washington
Dr. Albert Broussard,
Texas A & M
Clarence Ceasar,
California State Parks
Dr. Douglas H. Daniels,
UC Santa Barbara
Dr. Shirley Ann Wilson Moore,
CSU Sacramento
 Guy Washington,
National Park Service
Sheila O'Neill,
CSU Sacramento
Bin Zhang,
CSU Sacramento

  		Rick Moss,
African American Museum & Library,
Oakland
Dr. Joseph A. Pitti,
CSU Sacramento
Dr. Adrian Praetzeillis,
CSU Sonoma
Dr. Kevin Starr,
California State Librarian
Dr. Quintard Taylor,
University of Washington
Ben Amata,
CSU Sacramento
Carlos Rodriguez,
CSU Sacramento
This project is funded by an LSTA Grant from the California State Library.
Support from the Center for California Studies is gratefully acknowledged.