Committee of Ten
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- Nov 5, 1885The Mob Rule That Swept TacomaWhile city leaders in Seattle urged calm, residents in Tacoma forcibly expelled the Chinese community, marking a dark escalation in the regional movement to purge Asian workers.Old Tacoma, Tacoma, WA
- Dec 6, 1885Seattle Rallies Against Chinese Labor at the Standard TheaterAn overflow crowd packs the Standard Theater to demand the total exclusion of Chinese laborers and the termination of the Burlingame Treaty, revealing the deep economic anxieties of the era.Seattle, WA