‘Keep California White’—James D. Phelan and the ‘Yellow Peril’ race controversy

The current boldness of racist groups in the United States reminds us that the history of minority rights in that great country is a troubled one.   By Mark Phelan   For nineteenth-century Irish immigrants to the USA the path to acceptance and integration was difficult, with the result that prejudice and adversity are common ... Read more

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