Historical Newspaper: Mob Rule
Subject
Chinese Massacre of 1871
Title
Historical Newspaper: Mob Rule
Date
02/17/1872
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 2nd column, last paragraph.
University of California Riverside (CDNC) features a February 17, 1872 article, writer unknown, from the Los Angeles Daily Star newspaper on the Chinese Massacre of 1871 in Los Angeles. The writer presents a short critique of the mob violence that caused "indiscriminate death" of Chinese people during the event. The writer also states "We are opposed to the Chinese" and "[...] at the same time, we condemn and deprecate mob rule and violence."
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University of California Riverside (CDNC) features a February 17, 1872 article, writer unknown, from the Los Angeles Daily Star newspaper on the Chinese Massacre of 1871 in Los Angeles. The writer presents a short critique of the mob violence that caused "indiscriminate death" of Chinese people during the event. The writer also states "We are opposed to the Chinese" and "[...] at the same time, we condemn and deprecate mob rule and violence."
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Publisher
University of California Riverside, Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research, CDNC (Original Publisher: Los Angeles Daily Star, CA)
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“Historical Newspaper: Mob Rule,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 9, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/527.