neither immigrant nor white: african-american claims-making and the chinese exclusion act 1882
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NEITHER IMMIGRANT NOR WHITE: AFRICAN-AMERICAN CLAIMS-MAKING AND THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT 1882. “Negroization of the Chinese” Definitions of Labor Tingley Bill 1852 Foreign Miners’ Tax 1852. DRED SCOTT v. SANFORD 1857. African-Americans are Not Citizens - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NEITHER IMMIGRANT NOR WHITE:AFRICAN-AMERICAN CLAIMS-
MAKING AND THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT 1882
“Negroization of the Chinese”
-Definitions of Labor-Tingley Bill 1852-Foreign Miners’ Tax 1852
-African-Americans are Not Citizens-Slavery can exist wherever slaves are brought as property- Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional- Citizenship is reserved for white men
“(The Negro) has no rights which the white man [was] bound to respect; and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery.”Roger B. Taney 1857
DRED SCOTT v. SANFORD 1857
CREDIT TICKET LABOR SYSTEM
Chinese Workers on the Transcontinental Railroad, Oregon, c. 1880
13th Amendment: End to Involuntary Servitude14th Amendment: Citizenship15th Amendment: Voting
“Jus Soli”: Those born on American Soil are American
1868 Burlingame TreatyFree Trade between U.S. and ChinaChinese Can migrate to U.S.; Americans Can migrate to ChinaChinese CANNOT be naturalized in U.S.
1848 – 1882: 300,000 Chinese immigrated to U.S.
1851: 2,761 Chinese residents; 2500 in CA
1871: 63,000 Chinese residents; 62,000 in CA
1860 – 1900: Over 1.9 million Irish immigrated to U.S.
1860 – 1900: Over 1.5 million Germans immigrated to U.S.
Workingman’s Party: “The Chinese Must Go!” – Dennis Kearney
“They are with us! The “Celestials” – with almond eyes, pigtails, rareIndustry, quick adaptation, high morality, and all.”
Boston Commonwealth, 1870
Chinese Exclusion Act 1882-Exclusion of Chinese from the U.S. under penalty of deportation- Certifications Required for Re-Entry1892 Geary Act: Renewed Act for 10 years1902 Renewal of Chinese Exclusion Act Indefinitely