Article: The Forgotten History of the Western Klan

Chinese Massacre of 1871

Article: The Forgotten History of the Western Klan

04/06/2021

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The Atlantic features a April 6, 2021 article by Professor Kevin Waite, compares Ku Klux Klan violence that mainly targeted Black people in the South to the Klan and "California vigilantes that targeted Chinese immigrants" in the West during the late 19th century. Waite also makes the claim that the lack of federal oversight in California during the Reconstruction Era facilitated an advantage for Democrat dominated governance and helped spur anti-Chinese assaults such as the Chinese Massacre of 1871 in Los Angeles.

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