Political Cartoon: Hobson's Choice - you can go or stay / J.A. Wales
Subject
Chinese Exclusion Act
Title
Political Cartoon: Hobson's Choice - you can go or stay / J.A. Wales
Date
02/24/1886
Type
Political Cartoon
Description
This political cartoon, published by James Albert Whales on February 24, 1886, provides a perspective on Chinese exclusion in Oregon. The source portrays a white man giving the Chinese residents the choice of leaving or be shot.
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Publisher
Library of Congress
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“Political Cartoon: Hobson's Choice - you can go or stay / J.A. Wales,” Project Reconstruction, accessed April 27, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/305.