Expulsions & sundown towns
The expulsion of Seattle's Chinese community
7-9 February 1886Seattle's Chinese quarter and the Ocean Dock, WA
A mob marched Seattle's Chinese residents to the docks to put them on a steamer. The governor declared martial law and the president sent federal troops, but most of the Chinese population was gone within days.
- People killed
- 1
- People displaced
- 350
The shape on the map is a reconstruction drawn from historical descriptions, not a surveyed boundary. Follow the sources for authoritative maps.