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Judges and Judiciary

Oct. 31, 2006

Remembering Los Angeles' Chinese Massacre

LOS ANGELES - The mob had two favorite spots on the night of October 24, 1871, in the small pueblo called Los Angeles.

By Tamadhur Al-Aqeel
Special to the Daily Journal

      LOS ANGELES - The mob had two favorite spots on the night of October 24, 1871, in the small pueblo called Los Angeles.
      One was the saddle shop at the corner of Temple and New High streets. The other was just off "Negro Alley," on Los Angeles Street. Some accounts state 19 dead (17 hanged and two shot), some say 22, and one w...

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