Today is the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Immigrant Chinese
Today is the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Immigrant Chinese workers survived racism and brutal conditions while building the railroad. They even led a strike for labor rights! At the time, it was the largest labor action in US history.Learn more about this historic labor strike, organized by Chinese railroad workers who demanded pay equal to white men and better working conditions here. -- source link
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