But, yes, a few did make it when they were directed to an outlying hill (what a pathos), where the other miners thought there was no gold -- "But there [Pearsall] discovered one of the richest repositories of gold in the area, fueling a wave of new black prospectors. Over a mere four months, Pearsall and his partner made $80,000 (equivalent in purchasing power to around $2,850,748.72 today), from their claim alone.
Lol, the area became known as Negro Hill.
Yes, $5 million is a good figure for reparations payments ... .
No, no, Les,..this guy in the photo below is not a slave,..in fact he and three other former slaves made a good fortune, starting a profitable business hauling supplies to remote mining camps during the California Gold Rush.
LOL, apparently there were exceptions, Les. Kris just couldn't prevent every single Black person from profiting off of the California gold rush. About a thousand Blacks entered Califonia during the gold rush back in 1848-1855.
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