The Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871 was a racial massacre targeting Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles, California, United States that occurred on October 24, 1871. Approximately 500 white and Lat
Chinese immigrants who were murdered during the massacre
Robert Maclay Widney, c. 1885
Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States began in the 19th century, shortly after Chinese immigrants first arrived in North America, and persists into the 21st century. This prejudice has manifeste
Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871
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1882 editorial cartoon
Comparison of European immigrants, represented in the left panel as virtues, while Chinese immigrants are represented by a serpent representing maladies, The Wasp (San Francisco), Vol. 7, 1881
Cartoon of Uncle Sam warning the imperial powers of awakening the Yellow Peril while fighting over Asian territory, 1904
An 1886 advertisement for "Magic Washer" detergent: The Chinese Must Go. At the time most Americans patronized local Chinese owned laundries instead of a machine.