On this day in 1877 Dennis Kearny, rabble rousing leader of California's Workingman's Party, was arrested and tossed in the can for two weeks for his "incendiary speeches." Not that they weren't. The town fathers set aside the First Amendment in favor of peace in the streets. The avowed purpose of the Workingman's Party was to kick the Chinese out of California and make sure no more showed up. Their slogan was "The Chinese Must Go!"
A Dark Day for Liberty Nov. 3, 1877
A Dark Day for Liberty Nov. 3, 1877
A Dark Day for Liberty Nov. 3, 1877
On this day in 1877 Dennis Kearny, rabble rousing leader of California's Workingman's Party, was arrested and tossed in the can for two weeks for his "incendiary speeches." Not that they weren't. The town fathers set aside the First Amendment in favor of peace in the streets. The avowed purpose of the Workingman's Party was to kick the Chinese out of California and make sure no more showed up. Their slogan was "The Chinese Must Go!"