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What Happened to the Laws That Ban White Women From Chinese Restaurants?
The 1909 murder of L.C. Siegel spurred public outrage aimed at the nation's Chinatowns and chop suey joints. The 1910 Massachusetts legislation aims to keep white women out of Chinese restaurants. There were similar laws banning white women or women's a food from Chinese restaurants in states and cities across the country.
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