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Chinese Immigration
Three Chinese seamen arrive in the continental United States aboard the ship Pallas in Baltimore, MD. -
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New wave of immigrants
From 1800 to 1880, more than 10 million immigrants came to the United States. Often called the old immigrants, most og them were protestants fom the northwestern Europe. -
Chinese Immigration
The first U.S. Census notation of Chinese in America records three Chinese living in the United States. -
Chinese Immigrants
There is record of four Chinese living in the United States. -
Chinese Immigration
Chinese American population represents 4,000 out of a total U.S. population of 23.2 million. -
Chinese Immigration
California legally prohibits Chinese and “Mongolian” immigration. -
Chinese Immigration
Chinese American population represents 34,933 out of a total U.S. population of 31.4 million. -
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Great Migration
Between 1890 and 1920, about two million African Americans migrate from the rural southern states to the northern cities, where they hope to find better opportunities and less discrimination. -
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More Immigrants
Between 1891 and 1910, some 12 million immigrants arrived on the U.S shores. -
Arriving in America
Millions of newcomers in the late 1800s first set foot on U.S soil on Ellis Island in New York Harbor or on Angel insland in San Frasico Bay. Both islands served as immigration stations during this period. -
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Great Migration
The Great Migration was the mass movement of about five million southern blacks to the north and west - See more at: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/great-migration-1915-1960#sthash.NgrSzSND.dpuf -
Great Migration
The National Ethiopian Art Players produce Willis Richardson's The Chip Woman, the first drama by a black playwright to appear on the Broadway stage. -
Great Migration
Duke Ellington begins a three-year stint at the Cotton Club, gaining fame and praise for his innovative style and compositions. -
Great Migration
This ends discrimination against blacks and women as well as racial segregation. -
Great Migration
MLK killed, riots break out in many US cities