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Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871

24 October 1871

Racial massacre on October 24, 1871, in Los Angeles, California. It took place on 24 October 1871 in what is now the United States. The setting was Los Angeles and Los Angeles Plaza Historic District. It was part of anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States. About 19 people died.

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