1850
California Indian Indentured Servitude Law
When California entered the Union as a free state in 1850, the practice of Indian indentured servitude was not outlawed until 1863. Under Mexican rule, Indians were subjected to de facto enslavement through a system of peonage by the white elite, formalizing …
California, CA
Indigenous
Labor
Slavery & emancipation
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When California entered the Union as a free state in 1850, the practice of Indian indentured servitude was not outlawed until 1863. Under Mexican rule, Indians were subjected to de facto enslavement through a system of peonage by the white elite, formalizing the exploitation of Native Americans in the state.