Rock Springs Massacre (1885)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:murder
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Rock_Springs_Riot
gptkbp:cause racial tensions and labor disputes
gptkbp:date September 2, 1885
gptkbp:displacedPeople hundreds
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Union_Pacific_Coal_Department
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the worst anti-Chinese riots in American history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rock Springs Massacre (1885)
gptkbp:injuries at least 15
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rock_Springs,_Wyoming_Territory,_United_States
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Chinese_Massacre_Memorial_in_Rock_Springs
gptkbp:perpetrator white miners
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
anti-Chinese violence in the United States
gptkbp:result destruction of Chinatown in Rock Springs
federal troops sent to restore order
gptkbp:victim at least 28
Chinese immigrant miners
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:City_of_Rock_Springs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7