Research Guides: Rock Springs Massacre: Topics in Chronicling America: Introduction (original) (raw)

"A deadly conflict between White Miners and the Chinese at Rock Springs, Wyoming Territory." September 9, 1885. The Indiana Sentinel (Indianapolis, IN), Image 1. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.

Anti-Chinese prejudice was rampant throughout the United States in the nineteenth century, but on September 2, 1885, this prejudice morphed into violence that would leave an estimated 28 Chinese miners dead. The Rock Springs Massacre, as it is now called, was one of the most significant acts of violence against Chinese immigrants in United States history. Read more about it!

The information in this guide focuses on primary source materials found in the digitized historic newspapers from the digital collection Chronicling America.

The timeline below highlights important dates related to this topic and a section of this guide provides some suggested search strategies for further research in the collection.