In a California gold rush town, some Black families are fighting for land taken from their ancestors ...Middle East

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 ancestors to make way for a state park now frequented by fourth graders learning about the state’s history. Their efforts in Coloma, a town of around 300 people that’s located about 36 miles (58 kilometers) northeast of Sacramento, are one of the latest examples of Black Americans urging the government to atone for practices that have kept them from thriving long after chattel slavery was abolished. Debates over reparations for African Americans often come back to land. That was at the center of a promise originally made — and later broken — by

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