Early American Immigration Primary Sources
Historical documents. What clues can you gather about the time, place, players, and culture?
Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus"
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Emma Lazarus' poem, "The New Colossus," as inscribed upon the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
Acts of Exclusion
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
Nativist Manifesto
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Denis Kearney's "Appeal from California: The Chinese Invasion," 1878.
Early American Nativism
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Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798.
Historical Immigration Data
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Historical statistics on the foreign-born population of the United States.