User:AJR
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I think Wikipedia is a wonderful site, and I want to do my bit to help make it even better.
About me[edit]
- I was born in 1983.
- In the summer of 2005 I graduated from the University of Bristol.
- My attempt to be elected treasurer of the University of Bristol Union failed dismally.
- I currently work as an IT technician for a large company who shall remain nameless.
- I am a Pantheist Quaker.
Wikipedia[edit]
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- Lists of things that can be done:
- My personal Wikipedia to-do list
- Images I have uploaded (Some are my own, some are found)
The Rock Springs massacre occurred in 1885 in the present-day United States city of Rock Springs, Wyoming. The riot, and resulting massacre of immigrant Chinese miners by white immigrant miners, was the result of racial prejudice toward the Chinese miners, who were perceived to be taking jobs from the white miners. The Union Pacific Coal Department found it economically beneficial to give preference in hiring to Chinese miners, who were willing to work for lower wages than their white counterparts, angering the white miners. When the rioting ended, at least 28 Chinese miners were dead and 15 were injured. Rioters burned 78 Chinese homes, resulting in approximately $150,000 in property damage (equal to $5.09 million in 2020 terms). The massacre in Rock Springs touched off a wave of anti-Chinese violence, especially in the Puget Sound area of Washington Territory.Artwork credit: Thure de Thulstrup; restored by Adam Cuerden