Ellis Island Era Immigration Primary Sources
Historical documents. What clues can you gather about the time, place, players, and culture?
Chinese Exclusion Act
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We've got the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act's text here, plus an entire learning guide dedicated to it.
"The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus
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Emma Lazarus' poem, "The New Colossus," as inscribed upon the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
"Unguarded Gates" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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Thomas Bailey Aldrich's poem, "Unguarded Gates," is an anti-immigrant counter to Emma Lazarus' "The New Colussus," published in 1895.
Census Data
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This page includes historical statistics on the foreign-born population of the United States.
Sacco & Vanzetti On Trial
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Here's testimony from the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti.