Chinese Lynching

Asian History Project: Chinese Lynching in America

A photo collage depicting the Chinese Lynching of 1871. The collage includes illustrations of California, a Chinese man being lynched and abstracted body bags of the victims.

Subject Matter: Chinese Lynching of 1871
Tools: Adobe Photoshop

About:
The Chinese Massacre of 1871 occurred during a riot held on October 24.
A mob of 500 white men entered Los Angeles’ Chinatown and attacked, robbed and murdered 17-20 Chinese residents.
Eight men out of the crowd were convicted but their verdicts were thrown out.

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