Chinese Exclusion Act: Trivia

    Chinese Exclusion Act: Trivia

      Chester A. Arthur's first lady was his sister, but not in a gross way. (Source)

      Chester A. Arthur had no vice president. He was just hanging out there all alone. (Source)

      James Garfield's assassination paved the way for President Arthur. Here's the thing: Garfield would not have died if not for bizarrely terrible medical treatment. (Source)

      The State of California formally apologized for the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act...in 2014. Better late than never? (Source)

      Warren Magnuson, the Congressman who proposed the law that would repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act, had already gotten special legislation passed to allow a man named Poon Lim to immigrate. Lim was a sailor who managed to survive 133 days of being lost at sea. Everybody figured Lim already had it rough enough without deporting him. (Source)