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Iehs: Jeff Turner, "Mormonism, 'Asiatic' Polygamy, and Immigration Regulation"

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This article focuses on immigration bans in American history including Teddy Roosevelt's ban on "anybody who believed in polygamy, promoted polygamy, or lived in a country that practiced polygamy." It discusses the Mormons and the Chinese.

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mormons, immigration
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immigration history blog, chinese, iehs online, immigration and ethnic historical society (iehs), jeff turner, "mormonism, 'asiatic' polygamy, and immigration regulation in 1891", polygamy, teddy roosevelt, mmigration regulation in 1891, immigration laws
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)