July 23, 1877

injustice

San Francisco Anti-Chinese Riot

Content note This entry describes racial violence.

A three-day anti-Chinese riot swept San Francisco, leaving four people dead and heavy property damage, and helped launch Denis Kearney's 'The Chinese Must Go' Workingmen's movement.

Sources

  1. kqed.org kqed.org/news/10429550/boomtown-history-2b
  2. sfmuseum.org sfmuseum.org/hist6/kearneyism.html