Immigration

Blog posts about events or people associated with immigrants and immigration policy, law, and restriction.

  • A black and white photograph depicting the small town of Nome, Alaska. It is covered in snow. Most of the buildings are very small, with a church steeple rising above the rest of the structures. There are no paved roads pictured in the town. The picture was taken in 1916, less than ten years before the 1925 Serum Run.

    The Nome Serum Run

    Overview Discovering the Epidemic Established as a Gold Rush town in the late 1800s, Nome, Alaska was home to roughly 1,800 people in 1925. Only one of them was a…

  • St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: The Unintended Consequences of Prohibition

    On February 14, 1929, seven men associated with George “Bugs” Moran’s North Side Gang were executed by a group of men posing as police officers. It is widely believed that…

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    The Incessant Association of Immigrants and Infection: The 1921 Congressional on Venereal Disease

    United States Public Health Service doctors examine immigrants at Ellis Island.
    Public Health Service photo.

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    1921 Hearing on Immigrants and Venereal Disease

    On January 11, 1921, as the post-Great War alarm about increased immigration intensified, the Congressional Committee on Immigration and Naturalization held a hearing called the “Physical Examination of Immigrants.” Members…

  • My Initial Thoughts on the 1920s

    My Thoughts and Understanding of the 1920s When I think about the 1920s, the immediate picture I believe many, including myself, imagine is that of flappers, speakeasies, music, and dances…

  • Mug shot of Gee Jon

    The First State Execution Using Lethal Gas

    Overview The 1920s aimed to bring American society to the modern world amidst the political corruption, victimization of industrialization, and growth of the Socialist Party. During this time, many social…

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    The Emergency Quota Act of 1921

    Overview The Emergency Quota Act was part of a long winded effort by Congress to limit immigration into the United States during the early 1920s. This effort began in 1917…

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