The "Wright Tract" was named after its original owner, William Wright, who purchased the land in the Sacramento Delta in the mid-19th century. Wright was a Scottish immigrant who had come to California during the Gold Rush, and he eventually turned to farming after finding success in mining. The ...
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 ...
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 ...
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