Life Story: Polly Bemis
The story of a Chinese immigrant who became a pioneer in Idaho.
Life Story: Mary Ellen Pleasant
The story of a Black entrepreneur who made her fortune in the West.
Indigenous Resistance to Relocation
A speech by an Omaha activist about the government’s forcible removal of Indigenous tribes.
Page Act, 1875
Excerpt from the Page Act, which almost completely banned Chinese women immigrants.
Exodusters
A quilt and illustration that depicts the experiences of Black pioneers.
Life Story: Linda Moy Chin
The story of a Chinese-American immigrant whose experiences were significantly shaped by American domestic and foreign policies.
Housing Disparities
A set of photographs comparing suburban and urban housing in the St. Louis area.
Life Story: Loreta Janeta Velazquez (1842 – ca. 1897 or 1923)
The story of a Latinx Confederate soldier and spy.
Life Story: Letitia Carson
The story of a free Black woman who built a life in Oregon.