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Chinese struggle for work
Once they realized how difficult their situation was, the first generation of Chinese immigrants scrambled to find some way to earn a living wage. -
Searching for Gold Mountain
Chinese immigrants left their houses for California in search of gold. -
Sidewalk Ordinance
The Sidewalk Ordinance of 1870 banned the Chinese method of carrying vegetables and carrying laundry on a pole. -
Queue Ordinance
The Queue Ordinance of 1873 outlawed the wearing of long braids by men, a Chinese custom. -
Geary Act
This act added restrictions by requiring each Chinese resident to register and obtain a certificate of residence. -
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Great Trek North
This was when African Americans migrated from the South to northern cities to escape discrimination and difficult living and working conditions. -
Most Brutal Wartime Racial Incident
White rioters rampaged through African American neighborhoods, leaving atleast 39 dead. -
Immigration Act
The 1924 Immigration Act tightened the noose even further, excluding all classes of Chinese immigrants and extending restrictions to other Asian immigrant groups. -
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Black movement from the south
Between 1940 and 1960 over 3,348,000 blacks left the south for northern and western cities. -
Exclusion Act was abolished
Exclusion Act was finally swept away, brought down by the pressures of "wartime labor shortages and popular sentiment."