Rock Springs Massacre

Open Spaces

Rock Springs faces its history head on, even the uncomfortable parts

Jenna McMurtry

A town that still relies on migrant labor grapples with the memory of anti-Chinese violence.
Open Spaces

A Wyoming town massacred its Chinese immigrant workers 140 years ago. This summer, descendants return to dig for the Chinatown ‘burn layer’

Jenna McMurtry

Rock Springs was once one of the most diverse towns in the West. Now, its relationship with immigrants is embattled for other reasons.
Open Spaces

140 years later, a massacre in Rock Springs shows immigrants’ resilience and persistence

Jenna McMurtry

'Strangers in the Land' traces 19th-century violence against Chinese immigrants in Wyoming to contemporary crackdowns.