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History Matters: "To This We Dissented": The Rock Springs Riot

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Read the description of the Rock Springs massacre written by the Chinese workers who lived through the massacre and presented to the Chinese Consul in New York. Included is a report of an investigation of those who died in the massacre. A very moving testament.

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coal miners, chinese coal miners, chinese immigrants, knights of labor, rock springs massacre, union pacific railroad, anti-chinese sentiment, violence against chinese
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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