During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from some 150,000 to ...

Gold was found near Coloma in 1848 by James W. Marshall, a white carpenter, setting off the California gold rush that saw hundreds of thousands of people from across the nation and outside of the ...

In a California gold rush town, some Black families are fighting for land taken from their ancestors - A historic gold-rush town in Northern California is at the center of a restitution fight led ...

In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land that was taken from their ancestors to make way for a state park now frequented by fourth ...

COLOMA, Calif. -- In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land that was taken from their ancestors to make way for a state park now ...

COLOMA, Calif. (AP) — In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land that was taken from their a ...

COLOMA, Calif. -- In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land that was taken from their ancestors to make way for a state park now ...

A historic gold-rush town in Northern California is at the center of a restitution fight led by Black families who say their ancestors' land was taken. Gold was found in Coloma in 1848, a ...

A historic gold-rush town in Northern California is at the center of a restitution fight led by Black families who say their ancestors' land was taken. Skip to content Menu Today's paper.

Gold was found in Coloma in 1848, a discovery that set off the California gold rush. White, Asian, and free and enslaved Black people settled in the town in the years that followed.