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Chinese looking for work
They realized how difficult their situation was, the first generation of Chinese immigrants were looking to find a way to make a wage -
Looking for Gold
Chinese immigrants left their house to go to California to look for gold -
Sidewalk Ordinance
The Sidewalk Ordinance of 1870 banned the Chinese way of carrying vegetables and carrying laundry on a pole. -
The Queue Ordinance
The Queue Ordinance of 1873 outlawed the wearing of long braids by men, a Chinese custom. -
Geary Act
This action added limitations by making each Chinese resident register and obtain a certificate of residence. -
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March to the north
This was when African Americans moved from the South to northern cities to escape discrimination because they wanted better living conditions. -
The Brutal Wartime Accident
White rioters rampaged through African American neighborhoods, leaving atleast 39 dead. -
Immagration Act
The 1924 Immigration Act tightened the noose even further, excluding all classes of Chinese immigrants and extending restrictions to other Asian immigrant groups. -
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Moving from The south
1 Jan 1940 - 1 Jan 1960 Between 1940 and 1960 over 3,348,000 blacks left the south for northern and western cities. -
Exclusion Act was Bombed
Exclusion Act was finally swept away, brought down by the pressures of "wartime labor shortages and popular sentiment."