Chinese Six Companies
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- Sep 18, 1885Inquest Held for Remains Found in Seattle CellarA jury convenes to address the discovery of unidentified Chinese remains in a cellar, raising questions about municipal neglect and health risks.Main Street, Seattle, WA
- Mar 23, 1893The Unjust Burden of the Geary ActChinese laborers in the United States face an expensive and discriminatory federal mandate to register for residency or risk immediate deportation.Seattle, WA
- Mar 27, 1893Seattle's Chinese Community Resists Mandatory RegistrationLocal merchant groups and the Chinese Six Companies instruct laborers to defy the Geary Act until the Supreme Court rules on its constitutionality.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Mar 27, 1893Legal Strategies Against the Geary ActWhile the Six Companies prepare a constitutional challenge to the Chinese Exclusion Act, some factions within the community choose to comply to avoid deportation.Seattle, WA
- Jan 8, 1904The Cold Transit of the Ching WoElderly Chinese passengers endure miserable, freezing conditions on a freight steamer as they seek a final journey home.Tacoma Harbor, Tacoma, WA