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CHINESE MASSACRE

Chinese Massacre
Chinese Massacre
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1/2: Eugene Moi on the Chinese Massacre
2/2: William Estrada on the Chinese Massacre

Old Chinatown, with its herbal healers and Chinese restaurants attracted many Angelinos seeking exotic pleasures and diversity, as well as gambling, opium, and prostitution. The combustible environment sparked a long line of racial riots in Los Angeles, including the infamous massacre of 1871, in which more than five hundred people ran through the Calle de los Negros - Chinatown's main drag - to attack, rob and murder residents in retaliation of the death of a white rancher who had been caught in the crossfire of two Chinese factions. Racial tensions and violence persisted for decades.
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