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This source is an excerpt from a book examining the Americanization movement and different immigrant groups.…

This is the legal contract between William F. White and the World’s Columbian Exposition, Inc. regarding the land and construction of the Chinese Midway exhibits, privileges to sell tickets, food and drink, and…

This is the text of the Chinese Exclusion Act. It was the first legislation to severely restrict immigration.…

This is a scan of the original Chinese Exclusion Act document, originally written December 5, 1881, and later approved on May 6, 1882.

For more information about the Chinese Exclusion Act, see the description for the Chinese Exclusion Act…