1875 Page Act

Dublin Core

Title

1875 Page Act

Subject

Act of state
Legislation
Statutes--United States
Foreign workers
Emigration and immigration law

Description

An act to prohibit the importation of unfree laborers and women brought for immoral purposes but was enforced primarily against Chinese.

Type

Text

Creator

United States Congress

Language

English

Identifier

Format

Text/pdf

Publisher

Relation

Park County Local History Archives

Source

1875 Page Act: Document, 18 The Statutes at Large United States from December, 1873, to March, 1875

Date

1875

Coverage

United States (nation)

Files

Citation

United States Congress, “1875 Page Act,” Park County Local History Digital Archive, accessed May 22, 2025, https://pclha.cvlcollections.org/items/show/1957.