nov 3, 1885 - [USA] Tacoma Riot of 1885

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The Chinese population of Tacoma was forcefully expelled by a mob that forcefully marched them to the train station to board a train to Portland. Their houses and buildings were razed in the following days. This method was called the "Tacoma Method" and was used to forcibly remove Chinese communites throughout the United States.

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