The Chinatown war Chinese Los Angeles and the massacre of 1871 / [electronic resource] :
Scott Zesch.
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.
- 1 online resource (xii, 283 p.) : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 eighteen people before order was restored. This book offers a compelling account of this little-known event, which ranks among the worst hate crimes in American history.
9780190254445 (ebook) : No price
Chinese Americans--History--California--Los Angeles--19th century. Chinese Americans--Crimes against--History--California--Los Angeles--19th century. Race riots--History--California--Los Angeles--19th century. Lynching--History--California--Los Angeles--19th century.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Ethnic relations--History--19th century. Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--19th century.