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Hackman

A Rascally Hackman

September 7, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Daily Alta California > 3 December 1857 — Information was given at the Police office yesterday, that a negro had been robbed by a hackman whose name we did not learn, but who is known by the name of “Sinbad,” an appropriate name, if the account given of him is correct. It appears that the … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Racism Tagged: 1857, Hackman, prejudice, racism, Robbery

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