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University of Minnesota: Coolie Trade in the 19th Century

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This resource consists of historical documents about Chinese coolies imported to Cuba during the 19th century. Its goal is to highlight the human experience during the coolie trade and to encourage critical thinking about how the coolie trade and coolies were portrayed and discussed internationally.

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indentured servants, american coolie trade excerpts, coolie trade in the 19th century, immigration history research center, the cuba commission report, coolies were substitutes for slave labor, importation of asian contract laborers, slave trade
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice