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Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
The article isn't in terrible shape but I think it needs some improvement to meet the FA criteria. For example, despite considerable later coverage of the incident, the article still cites 1885 press coverage. I don't think that qualifies as a "high-quality reliable source" per the FA criteria. Besides the downsides of breaking news as a source, contemporary press has been criticized for being racist. Instead, the article should have a section based on secondary sources that discusses the contemporary press coverage. (t · c) buidhe02:36, 28 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
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.
Latest comment: 7 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Can someone explain the first reference? It's cited many times, but "Camp Pilot Butte, National Register of Historic Places," doesn't seem like a typical source. Is this a website, a document? Where can we actually view the source? 57.140.28.51 (talk) 15:46, 1 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
