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- Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871 - Wikipedia
The Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871 was a racial massacre targeting Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles, California, United States that occurred on October 24, 1871
- Forgotten Los Angeles History: The Chinese Massacre of 1871
In October, 1871, tensions were running high in Chinatown because of a feud between leaders of two rival Huiguan (mutual benefit associations) over the kidnapping of a young Chinese woman A shootout between several Chinese men broke out in the middle of Negro Alley
- The 1871 Los Angeles Chinese massacre still resonates today . . .
The 1871 Los Angeles Chinese massacre resulted in the deaths of 18 Chinese men and is believed to be the most lethal example of racial violence ever recorded in the city
- Los Angeles Chinese Massacre of 1871 - Encyclopedia Britannica
One of the largest mass lynchings in U S history occurred in the original Chinese Quarter of Los Angeles on October 24, 1871, and left at least 18 Chinese immigrants dead at the hands of a largely white and Latino mob
- Oct. 24, 1871: Los Angeles Chinatown Massacre - Zinn . . .
On Oct 24, 1871, a mob of about 500 Anglo and Latino men rioted in Los Angeles’ Chinatown They lynched at least 17 Chinese residents, some as young as 18 This Reconstruction era riot started after a police officer was wounded and a white civilian was killed in the middle of a local dispute
- Where, when, and why did these massacres and riots happen?
In October of 1871, two mutual benefit associations — known as Huigans — found themselves in a feud over the kidnapping of a young Chinese woman This led to a shootout in Negro Alley, the area of town where most Chinese people in Los Angeles lived during this time, named for the darker-skinned spaniards who had lived there before them
- A look back in history: LA’s Chinatown . . . - NBC Los Angeles
More than a dozen Chinese-American men and boys were hanged or fatally shot in 1871 after violence broke out in the neighborhood The 1871 Chinatown Massacre in Los Angeles left a scar on a
- Chinese Los Angeles in 1870-1871: The Makings of a Massacre
Los Angeles race riot and Chinese massacre of 1871, one America's worst hate crimes, is also perhaps the least understood tragedy in California's early statehood history
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