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"The Anti-Chinese Wall" Cartoon
This 1882 cartoon shows stereotypical imagery of laborers, among whom are Irishmen, an African American, a Civil War veteran, Italian, Frenchman, and a Jew, building a wall against the Chinese.
Subject
- History
- Social Studies
Language
English — USUpdated
"The Anti-Chinese Wall" Cartoon
![This 1882 cartoon shows stereotypical imagery of laborers, among whom are Irishmen, an African American, a Civil War veteran, Italian, Frenchman, and a Jew, building a wall against the Chinese.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/1882_TheAntiChineseWall_FH2168777.png?itok=YSSDw686)
"The Anti-Chinese Wall" Cartoon
A cartoon showing laborers, among whom are Irishmen, an African American, a Civil War veteran, Italian, Frenchman, and a Jew, building a wall against the Chinese. Congressional mortar is used to mount blocks of prejudice, non-reciprocity, law against race, fear, etc. Across the sea, a ship flying the American flag enters China, as the Chinese knock down their own wall and permit trade of such goods as rice, tea, and silk.
Credit:
Library of Congress LC-USZC4-4138
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