Six Companies
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- May 2, 1892The Shadow Trial of Ah JimA secret trial in a Seattle basement nearly triggers a riot, revealing the intense, violent rivalries between competing Chinese merchant factions vying for control over labor and transit.South 4th Street & Washington Street, Seattle, WA
- May 17, 1893The Unenforceable ExclusionThe federal government stalls on the Geary Act because it lacks the millions required to mass-deport Chinese residents.Seattle, WA
- May 17, 1893Seattle's Chinese Community Faces Forced RegistrationFollowing a Supreme Court ruling, local merchants express fear, defiance, and uncertainty over the restrictive Chinese Exclusion Act.Seattle, WA
- May 26, 1893Anti-Chinese Rally Held at Pioneer SquareLocal populist orators gather to denounce the Geary Act's suspension and demand the expulsion of Chinese laborers.Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
- Sep 28, 1893The Citizenship FightA Chinese merchant seeks naturalization despite federal exclusionary laws, putting the legal question before the courts.Seattle, WA