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2. Chinese labor in the southern United States - Wikipedia

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   Many of the early Chinese laborers came from sugar plantations in Cuba and after the transcontinental railroad was completed, California also contributed to the labor supply. These laborers formed communities in the pockets of the Southeastern part of the United States, encountering racist policies and crossing paths with the African American ...

3. History of Chinese Americans - Wikipedia

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   In the South, many Chinese American men married African American women. For example, the tenth U.S. census of Louisiana alone showed 57% Chinese American men were married to African American women, and 43% to European American women. [4] In 1924, the law barred further entries of Chinese.

4. History of unfree labor in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Most of these so-called Native American slaves tended to live on the fringes of Native American society and were slowly integrated into the tribe. [3] In many cases, new tribes adopted captives to replace warriors killed during a raid. [3]

5. Anti-Coolie Act - Wikipedia

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   On February 19, 1862, the 37th United States Congress passed An Act to Prohibit the "Coolie Trade" by American Citizens in American Vessels. [1] The act, which would be called the Anti-Coolie Act of 1862 in short, was passed by the California State Legislature in an attempt to appease rising anger among white laborers about salary competition created by the influx of Chinese immigrants at the ...

6. History of Chinese Americans in the Pacific Northwest

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   Unlike Washington and Oregon however, Chinese residents in Idaho had more freedom in a number of entities. For example, Chinese laborers had access to Idaho's legal courts. They were allowed to file complaints against both Chinese and whites. [14] Chinese children were also integrated into the public schools.

7. Black couple rented to a Chinese American family when ... - AOL

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   The Thompsons, a Black couple, rented to the Dongs, a Chinese American family, 85 years ago when nobody else would. Now, the Dongs are donating $5 million to Black college students because they ...

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9. Chinese Underground Railroad - Wikipedia

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   The Chinese Underground Railroad was an imaginary route through the borderland between the United States and Mexico, [1] especially around El Paso, Texas. [2] Because of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese immigrants, with the help of Chinese laborers living in Mexico and smugglers, would illegally enter the United States in order to bypass the act. [3]