Historical Appeal: To the President of the United States, and to the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled [Protest against ill-treatment of Chinese. s. I. 1885]

Chinese Exclusion Act

Historical Appeal: To the President of the United States, and to the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled [Protest against ill-treatment of Chinese. s. I. 1885]

1885

Historical Appeal

The Library of Congress features an 1885 appeal to Congress by Californian and other West Coast residents on the issues of anti-Chinese violence and discrimination. The document provides a perspective on the problems facing the Chinese American community and the federal state’s role in the protection of Chinese communities. Other themes include: the rejection of the Chinese Exclusion Act, riots, citizenship, and property rights.

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