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Gold Rush: Law, Order and Justice for Some Discrimination WebsiteGold Rush: Law, Order and Justice for Some Discrimination Website
Publisher
Oakland Museum of California
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Grade
9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Websites
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910L
Language
Chinese, English, Spanish
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Gold Rush: Law, Order and Justice for Some Discrimination

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This resource presents information about the culturally diverse mining towns in California during the time of the gold rush and the treatment of minorities.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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