
Joshua Abraham Norton (First American Emperor, Emperor Norton)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
The Importance of Silence in an Anti-Chinese Rally
In 1878, the Emperor personally confronted an anti-Chinese rabble rouser in San Francisco. The man's name was Dennis Kearney and he led a labor organization with anti-Chinese views. There were no windows broken in San Francisco's Chinatown that night. It shows that the Emperor Norton cared for everyone, regardless of what color they were.
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