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3 stories matching kean
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:kea, keanal, keavan, keal, keat, keach
- John Keane’s Campaign Embraces Anti-Chinese Violence
A political candidate faces scrutiny for his role in the 1885-86 expulsion movement.
- The Anti-Chinese Riot Echoes in Local Politics
Working-class candidates rally against the city's elites and the presence of Chinese laborers, reigniting the fury of the February expulsions.
- The Day Seattle Turned Against its Neighbors
A look inside the 1886 trial records as civic leaders and residents testified about the forced expulsion of Seattle's Chinese community.