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The Chinatown war : Chinese Los Angeles and the Massacre of 1871 /

In October 1871, a simmering, small-scale turf war involving three Chinese gangs exploded into a riot that engulfed the small but growing town of Los Angeles. A large mob of white Angelenos, spurred by racial resentment, rampaged through the city and lynched some 18 people before order was restored....

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Main Author: Zesch, Scott
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Chinese Americans > California > Los Angeles > History > 19th century.
Chinese Americans > Crimes against > California > Los Angeles > History > 19th century.
Race riots > California > Los Angeles > History > 19th century.
Lynching > California > Los Angeles > History > 19th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Ethnic relations > History > 19th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > History > 19th century.
Américains d'origine chinoise > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Américains d'origine chinoise > Crimes contre > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Émeutes raciales > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Lynchage > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Chinese Americans
Ethnic relations
Lynching
Race riots
California > Los Angeles
1800-1899
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History
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