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feb 19, 1850 - 1850 People vs. Hall

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This appealed murder case established that Chinese in the U.S. had no rights to testify against white citizens. The ruling freed Hall, a white man, from the conviction and death sentence for killing Ling Sing, a Chinese man. Three Chinese had testified to the murder.2

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feb 19, 1850
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~ 175 years ago