The Chinese Massacre: One of Los Angeles' Worst Atrocities
Clip: Season 2 Episode 2 | 8m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Los Angeles’ Chinatown was the site of one of the worst atrocities in the city’s history.
Los Angeles’ Chinatown was the site of one of the worst atrocities in the city’s history when, on Oct. 24, 1871, a mob of Anglos and Latinos murdered nearly 20 Chinese immigrants. The so-called Chinese Massacre marked the first time Los Angeles made national headlines – a stain on the city’s public image that boosters would strive to erase.
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The Chinese Massacre: One of Los Angeles' Worst Atrocities
Clip: Season 2 Episode 2 | 8m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Los Angeles’ Chinatown was the site of one of the worst atrocities in the city’s history when, on Oct. 24, 1871, a mob of Anglos and Latinos murdered nearly 20 Chinese immigrants. The so-called Chinese Massacre marked the first time Los Angeles made national headlines – a stain on the city’s public image that boosters would strive to erase.
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