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September 2, 1885 – Rock Springs, Wyoming: Infamous Massacre of at Least 28 Chinese Miners
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Narrative
In September 1885 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, white miners attacked a Chinese mining community. They killed at least 28 Chinese miners and wounded many others, setting fire to houses and driving the survivors from the area. This massacre was one of the deadliest and most notorious examples of anti-Chinese violence in U.S. history.
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