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Riots -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources

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"An Account of the Great Chinese Riot and Massacre in Los Angeles" typescript

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31275056491690]
Identifier: 7140
Abstract Typescript of Judge Widney's account of the riot and massacre of Chinese in Los Angeles, based on the trial of 10 people indicted for the murders, which took place in front of Widney as Judge of the District Court of the Seventeenth Judicial District for Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. The massacre was the result of a shootout between several Chinese men over the kidnapping of a young Chinese woman, that led to a shootout with police and the death of a civilian. As a result, a mob...
Dates: 1871 November