Historical Address: Memorial of the Chinese Six Companies: An Address to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, Testimony of California's Leading Citizens before the Joint Special Congressional Committee

Chinese Six Companies

Historical Address: Memorial of the Chinese Six Companies: An Address to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, Testimony of California's Leading Citizens before the Joint Special Congressional Committee

12/8/1877

Historical Address

The Online Archive of California features an 1877 address to the United States Congress by the Chinese Six Companies—a benevolent organization of the six most prominent Chinese companies—regarding the issue of Chinese citizenship. The source provides a perspective on Anti-Chinese discrimination in California and the role of the state in providing protection for Chinese resident communities.

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Online Archive of California (Contributor: California Historical Society)

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