Immigration Act of 1924 Imposes Racist National Origins Quotas Based on Eugenics
President Calvin Coolidge signs the Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act), establishing the first permanent comprehensive restrictions on immigration in American history through a national origins quota system explicitly designed to preserve white racial dominance. The law reduces annual …
Calvin Coolidge
Albert Johnson
David Reed
Madison Grant
Harry Laughlin
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