Keeping Account
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| Title | Description | Class |
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 Racial Violence at Rock Springs, Property Compensation, and "Indemnity" during Chinese Exclusion |
This teaching module investigates the legal concept of "indemnity" and property compensation in the wake of the Rock Springs Massacre, which targeted Chinese laborers in Wyoming Territory in 1885. When white miners attacked a Chinese labor community, Chinese survivors petitioned the New York consul and worked through diplomatic channels to demand redress. This module explores how the concept of "indemnity" relied on treaty obligations and was tied to property compensation during a moment when national legislation worked to further restrict Chinese immigration. |
- Title
- Keeping Account
- Description
- This political cartoon, published in the wake of the Rock Springs Massacre that targeted Chinese laborers, depicted the practice of "indemnity," or compensation between nations in the wake of racial violence. The cartoon depicted Uncle Sam and the Emperor of China debating how and whether China would be compensated for the racial violence in Wyoming Territory.
- Date
- 1885-09-16
- Document Type
- Political Cartoon
- Document Category
- Primary Source
- Digital Repository
- Library of Congress
- Contributor
- Katie Wu
- Title
- Keeping Account
- Description
- This political cartoon, published in the wake of the Rock Springs Massacre that targeted Chinese laborers, depicted the practice of "indemnity," or compensation between nations in the wake of racial violence. The cartoon depicted Uncle Sam and the Emperor of China debating how and whether China would be compensated for the racial violence in Wyoming Territory.
- Date
- 1885-09-16
- Document Type
- Political Cartoon
- Document Category
- Primary Source
- Digital Repository
- Library of Congress
- Contributor
- Katie Wu