Chinese, Native Americans and the Transcontinental Railroad
2019-04-28T13:44:53-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYjM2XC8yMDE5MDQyODE0NDUyMDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==On May 10, 1869, a symbolic final golden spike was driven into a rail, linking the Central Pacific Railroad from the west and the Union Pacific Railroad from the east at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. The Transcontinental Railroad was complete. In this program, a Stanford University sociology professor and the associate director of the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford discussed how Chinese workers and native peoples in the region were affected by the seminal event.
This program was part of a 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad symposium hosted by the Stanford Historical Society.
This program was part of a 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad symposium hosted by the Stanford Historical Society.
On May 10, 1869, a symbolic final golden spike was driven into a rail, linking the Central Pacific Railroad from the west and the Union… read more
On May 10, 1869, a symbolic final golden spike was driven into a rail, linking the Central Pacific Railroad from the west and the Union Pacific Railroad from the east at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. The Transcontinental Railroad was complete. In this program, a Stanford University sociology professor and the associate director of the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford discussed how Chinese workers and native peoples in the region were affected by the seminal event.
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