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USA: 'The Great Fear of the Period—That Uncle Sam May be Swallowed by Foreigners'. Anti-Chinese, anti-Irish racist cartoon, San Francisco, White & Bauer Lithographers, late 1860s

Starting with the California Gold Rush in the late 19th century, the United States—particularly the West Coast states—imported large numbers of Chinese migrant laborers. Early Chinese immigrants worked as gold miners, and later on large labor projects, such as the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Chinese migrant workers encountered considerable prejudice in the United States, especially by the people who occupied the lower layers in white society, because Chinese 'coolies' were used as a scapegoat for depressed wage levels by politicians and labor leaders. In the 1870s and 1880s various legal discriminatory measures were taken against the Chinese. These laws, in particular the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, were aimed at restricting further immigration from China. The laws were later repealed by the Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943.
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USA: 'The Great Fear of the Period—That Uncle Sam May be Swallowed by Foreigners'. Anti-Chinese, anti-Irish racist cartoon, San Francisco, White & Bauer Lithographers, late 1860s
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Traduction automatique: À partir de la ruée vers l?or en Californie à la fin du XIXe siècle, les États-Unis, en particulier les États de la côte ouest, ont importé un grand nombre de travailleurs migrants chinois. Les premiers immigrants chinois ont travaillé comme mineurs d'or, puis sur de grands projets de main-d'?uvre, tels que la construction du premier chemin de fer transcontinental. Les travailleurs migrants chinois ont subi des préjugés considérables aux États-Unis, en particulier de la part des personnes qui occupaient les couches inférieures de la société blanche, car les « coolies » chinois étaient utilisés comme boucs émissaires par les politiciens et les dirigeants syndicaux pour expliquer la baisse des salaires. Dans les années 1870 et 1880, diverses mesures juridiques discriminatoires furent prises à l'encontre des Chinois. Ces lois, en particulier la loi d'exclusion chinoise de 1882, visaient à restreindre l'immigration en provenance de Chine. Les lois ont ensuite été abrogées par la loi chinoise sur l'abrogation de l'exclusion de 1943.
Starting with the California Gold Rush in the late 19th century, the United States—particularly the West Coast states—imported large numbers of Chinese migrant laborers. Early Chinese immigrants worked as gold miners, and later on large labor projects, such as the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Chinese migrant workers encountered considerable prejudice in the United States, especially by the people who occupied the lower layers in white society, because Chinese 'coolies' were used as a scapegoat for depressed wage levels by politicians and labor leaders. In the 1870s and 1880s various legal discriminatory measures were taken against the Chinese. These laws, in particular the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, were aimed at restricting further immigration from China. The laws were later repealed by the Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943.
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37.3 x 34.2 cm | 14.7 x 13.5 in (300 dpi)
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