Early American Immigration Primary Sources
Historical documents. What clues can you gather about the time, place, players, and culture?
Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus"
Emma Lazarus' poem, "The New Colossus," as inscribed upon the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
Acts of Exclusion
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
Nativist Manifesto
Denis Kearney's "Appeal from California: The Chinese Invasion," 1878.
Early American Nativism
Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798.
Historical Immigration Data
Historical statistics on the foreign-born population of the United States.