The Bellingham riots occurred on September 4, 1907, in Bellingham, Washington, USA. A group of 400-500 white men, predominantly members of the Asian Exclusion League, with intentions to exclude East Indian immigrants mostly Sikhs but wrongly labelled as "hindus" from the work force of the local lumber mills, mobbed waterfront barracks and the homes of the Indians. The men threw East Indian workers into the streets, beat them, and pocketed their valuables.^{[citation needed]} The authorities watched passively as the mob corralled the beaten Indian immigrants into the City Hall. Six Indians were hospitalized, and 410 were held in the Bellingham Jail, reportedly under "protective custody". No participants in the mob violence were prosecuted. is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Bellingham, Washington is the county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... NRI redirects here. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... Solitary confinement, colloquially referred to as the hole (or in British English the block), is a punishment in which a prisoner is denied contact with any other persons, excluding members of prison staff. ...

Some victims of the riots migrated to Everett, Washington where two months later, they received similar treatment. Similar riots occurred during this period in Vancouver, BC and parts of California. County Snohomish Government  - Mayor Ray Stephanson Area  - City 123. ... Teamsters, armed with pipes, riot in a clash with riot police in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

External links

• Echoes of Freedom: South Asian Pioneers in California, 1899-1965
• A Historical Perspective of Americans of Asian Indian Origin, 1790-1997
• The Racial Politics of Empire: South Asian Revolutionaries on the Pacific Coast
• 1907 Bellingham mob forced East Indian workers from town