Black Gold: did Blacks prosper in the Great Rush?

Yale Collection of Western Americana, circa 1850

Although Blacks were emancipated in 1863 and had little assets, a few did capitalize on seeking fortunes in the West in the Great Gold Rush. Those families who benefited and amassed land to pass down to their heirs may still be living off GOLD today.

Do you have any original information or photos that can document this? Please provide.

Here is some information:
http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Pioneer/pages/classrooms/FourthGrade/4thGradeGold/pages/AfricanAmericans.html

Also, read about this topic at: http://www.amazon.com/Search-Racial-Frontier-Americans-1528-1990/dp/0393318893/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424804551&sr=1-1&keywords=in+search+of+the+racial+frontier#reader_0393318893