P. 158 Su Cheng CHAN 1860 Chinese lease 5 -20 acre in mining area and valley town 10-25 in Santa Clara County 40-60 in Alameda County 蔬菜水果 1870 开始 lease 100+acres加州DELTA 粮食 1870年 Ah Chow and Co leased 35 acres from Charles M. Swinford in Colusa County ...
The Chinese Consulate and Chinese Mission, 26 West 9th Street Chinese Mission at 26 West 9th Street, 1904 Sanborn Map. Image courtesy of NYPL Digital Collections. Around 1885, the Chinese Consulate, which was involved in activist efforts to protect the civil rights of Chinese Americans, operat ...
By 1860, Douglass was well known for his efforts to end slavery and his skill at public speaking . During the Civil War, Douglass was a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln and helped convince him that slaves should serve in the Union forces and that the abolition ...
Guy Maine, superintendent , Chinese Guild of St. Bartholomew https://www.nytimes.com/1916/02/13/archives/maine-a-missionary-again-chinese-court-interpreter-resigns-to-take.html https://stbarts.org/ 23 St. Mark’s Place, 2016. Photo courtesy of Google Streetview. The Chinese Guil ...
Many civil rights leaders throughout history have been wrongly accused of being anti-American or un-American by those who opposed their efforts to fight for equality and justice. Here are some examples: Martin Luther King Jr.: Perhaps the most famous civil rights leader in American history, Ki ...
Tule Land refers to the extensive wetlands and marshes that once covered much of the Sacramento Valley in California, USA. The area was home to various Native American tribes, who utilized the wetlands for fishing, hunting, and gathering of plants. However, over time, much of the wetlands were dr ...