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Part 2: "No Danger From Strikes Among Them"
Examines the rise of the California labor movement and its first major statewide political formation, the Workingmen's Party, which faced a choice between two programs: pro-union vs Chinese exclusion. Anti-immigrant politics in California began here. The parallels between this nineteenth century phenomenon and present-day choices are clear. 15 minutes


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