Whoa, never heard of the 1930 #Watsonville #RaceRiots either.

It started when 500 white men and youths gathered outside a Filipino dance club. The riot continued for five days. Hunting parties were organized. The white mob was run like a "military" operation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watsonville_riots#Riots

Today in Labor History April 26, 1862: Congress passed the Anti-Coolie Act of 1862. They also called it, "An Act to Protect Free White Labor.” The law was one of a series of xenophobic laws enacted specifically to block the immigration of Chinese to the U.S., particularly to California. Laws like this encouraged antiasian violence like the Los Angeles anti-Chinese riot of 1871, the San Francisco anti-Chinese riot of 1877, the Denver Chinatown riot of 1880, the Eureka Chinese expulsion of 1885, the Rock Springs Massacre of 1885, the Tacoma pogrom of 1885, and the Seattle anti-Chinese riots of 1886.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #xenophobia #AntiAsianHate #RaceRiots #racism #immigration

Including keen observation by #jamesbaldwin #haarlem #raceriots

These kinds of policies have actively led to these communities being disparaged health-wise via food deserts and lack of accessible healthcare because no money or care is being put into these communities. #Dayton is one of hundreds of cities still suffering from old policy that was never addressed, just ignored and swept under the rug and then whispered about by generations after.

Where do we go from here?

#RaceRiots #Segregation #RacialDisparities #BlackHistory

Absolutely fascinating walking tour around Barry Cemetery hearing about the main figures (good & bad) involved in the 1919 Race Riots. Now enjoying a cuppa and about to listen to a concert by musician Andy Johnson.
#wales #barry #RaceRiots