Workers in the West
1882-1992(they regained formal independence). In 1956 they were a free country
Franklin Roosevelt
George Horsfield was born in 1882.
George Herbert Parry was born in 1882.
Chinese
The immigration from China increased after the Civil War and many thousands came to the Pacific coast to work on railways in the West. As a source of cheap, unskilled labor, many were mistreated or taken advantage of (a situation analogous to the Hispanic influx of the late 20th Century).
KCOM Group was created in 1882.
How many African Americans were lynched in the U.S. between 1882 and the early 1950's?
Early works of Vincent van Gogh was created in 1882.
Chinese immigrants
The S.S. Skuzzy was launched in early May, 1882
In the early 1880's, perhaps 1881 or 1882
1882, Federal legislation that prohibited most further Chinese immigration to the United States. This was the first major legal restriction on immigration in U.S. history.
A.Y. Jackson, a Canadian painter and founding member of the Group of Seven, was born on October 3, 1882.
One result of anti-Chinese legislation was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States. This led to a significant decline in the Chinese population in America and reinforced discriminatory attitudes towards Chinese immigrants.
Working class Americans was the group that most strongly supported the Chinese Exclusion Act. The act was signed into law on May 6, 1882.