Workingmen's Party of California

"The Chinese must go" redirects here. For the play, see The Chinese Must Go: A Farce in Four Acts.
Workingmen's Party of California
LeaderDenis Kearney
Founded1877; 147 years ago (1877)
Dissolved1883; 141 years ago (1883)
IdeologyAnti-Chinese racism
Denis Kearney, founder of the Workingmen's Party of California

The Workingmen's Party of California (WPC) was an American labor organization, founded in 1877 and led by Denis Kearney, J. G. Day, and H. L. Knight.[1]

Its famous slogan was "The Chinese must go!"[2]

  1. ^ Cross, Ira. "Denis Kearney Organizes the Workingmen". West Valley College. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  2. ^ Huping Ling; Allan W. Austin (17 March 2015). Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1346–. ISBN 978-1-317-47644-3.