Main Street, Wyoming; Chinese Massacre

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Title:
Main Street, Wyoming; Chinese Massacre
Description:
This episode covers the massacre of 28 Chinese coal miners in the Rock Springs Chinatown in September of 1885. Historians Dudley Garner and Henry F. Chadey offer historical context for what attracted Chinese immigrants to Wyoming in the first place, mainly the promise of upward mobility and refuge from a civil war. This item is part of the Chinese Americans section of the AAPI special collection. "Main Street, Wyoming is a documentary series exploring aspects of Wyoming's local history and culture."
Producer:
O'Gara, Geoffrey
Author:
O'Gara, Geoffrey
Producer:
Calvert, Ruby
Director:
Warrington, David
Production company:
Wyoming PBS
Host:
O'Gara, Geoffrey
Editor:
Warrington, David
Interviewee:
Garner, Dudley
Interviewee:
Chadley, Henry F.
Date:
April 14, 1994
Format:
Film/Video
Genre:
Documentary
Location:
Wyoming PBS (KCWC)
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
Wyoming PBS (KCWC) > Main Street, Wyoming
Subjects:
History
Local Communities
Race and Ethnicity
Extent:
00:27:48
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-260-19f4qv3n
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Notes:
Episode Number: 424