Gompers & the Chinese: Chinese Exclusion and the American Labor Union

From 1860 to 1924 the Chinese in America were seen by labor leaders as a threat. Exclusionary legislation was passed to keep them out. However, American industry wouldn't have progressed as it has without them. In this paper I contextualize the American Labor Movement and the Chinese experience in America. I begin my analysis of the American Labor Movement with the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad and end with the establishment of the American Federation of Labor in 1886. I also discuss pulls for Chinese immigration in the 19th century. As Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, was involved in labor for his entire lifetime, I look at his reactions to the Chinese as well as the Mexicans and Japanese using primarily newspaper articles from the 19th and 20th centuries for my research.

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Gompers & the Chinese: Chinese Exclusion and the American Labor Union

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