Primary source analysis (3pg)

Race in the Gilded Age documents

Concerns over the demographic composition of American society became evident by the late nineteenth century, as actions were taken against those deemed undesirable. How do these two documents reflect these concerns among Native Americans and the Chinese? In what ways were their liberties infringed upon?

Documents are and source from these documents :

• Speech of Chief Joseph to the Nez Perce in Washington DC (1879)
• Letter by Saum Song Bo, American Missionary (October 1885)