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Hello! This is to let editors know that File:Thure de Thulstrup - The Massacre of the Chinese at Rock Springs.jpg, a featured picture used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for May 1, 2024. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2024-05-01. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.7% of all FPs.} 18:57, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Rock Springs massacre occurred in 1885 in the present-day United States city of Rock Springs, Wyoming. The riot, and resulting massacre of immigrant Chinese miners by white immigrant miners, was the result of racial prejudice toward the Chinese miners, who were perceived to be taking jobs from the white miners. The Union Pacific Coal Department found it economically beneficial to give preference in hiring to Chinese miners, who were willing to work for lower wages than their white counterparts, angering the white miners. When the rioting ended, at least 28 Chinese miners were dead and 15 were injured. Rioters burned 78 Chinese homes, resulting in approximately $150,000 in property damage (equal to $5.09 million in 2020 terms). The massacre in Rock Springs touched off a wave of anti-Chinese violence, especially in the Puget Sound area of Washington Territory. Artwork credit: Thure de Thulstrup; restored by Adam Cuerden Recently featured: Pelléas et Mélisande Sphalerite Libellula depressa Archive More featured pictures

Can someone explain the first reference? It's cited many times, but "Camp Pilot Butte, National Register of Historic Places," doesn't seem like a typical source. Is this a website, a document? Where can we actually view the source? 57.140.28.51 (talk) 15:46, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I read this and I want to know if anyone has a reliable source: _Rock Springs Massacre (1868)_: In Wyoming Territory, a group of Sioux warriors attacked a group of Chinese workers who were building the Union Pacific Railroad. The attack resulted in the deaths of 28 Chinese workers and the destruction of several homes and buildings. Hastengeims (talk) 13:05, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]