Bellingham riots

Bellingham riots

The Bellingham riots occurred on September 4, 1907, in Bellingham, Washington, USA. A group of 400-500 white men, predominantly members of the Asian Exclusion League, with intentions to exclude East Indian immigrants mostly Sikhs but wrongly labelled as "hindoos" from the work force of the local lumber mills, mobbed waterfront barracks and the homes of the Indians. The men threw East Indian workers into the streets, beat them, and pocketed their valuables.Fact|date=April 2008 The authorities watched passively as the mob corralled the beaten Indian immigrants into the City Hall. Six Indians were hospitalized, and 410 were held in the Bellingham Jail, reportedly under "protective custody". No participants in the mob violence were prosecuted.

Some victims of the riots migrated to Everett, Washington where two months later, they received similar treatment. Similar riots occurred during this period in Vancouver, BC and parts of California.

External links

* [http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/echoes/chapter4/chapter4.html Echoes of Freedom: South Asian Pioneers in California, 1899-1965]
* [http://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/h_es/h_es_korit_histical.htm A Historical Perspective of Americans of Asian Indian Origin, 1790-1997]
* [http://www2.iisg.nl/esshc/programme.asp?selyear=8&p
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* [http://www.bellinghamherald.com/255/story/170095.html 1907 Bellingham mob forced East Indian workers from town]


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