Reposted by Rajeev Kinra
When a violent mob drove Punjabi settlers from Bellingham, WA, in 1907, the city became a flashpoint for exclusionary rhetoric and new carceral practices of detention and deportation.
@rozinaali.bsky.social examines nativist hostilities in the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the century:
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A Riot in Bellingham
When a violent mob drove Punjabi settlers from Bellingham, Washington, in 1907, the town became a flashpoint for exclusionary rhetoric and restrictive immigration.
