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May 2025
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169: The Headlines called it “Justice,” ...

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Hi friends, happy Wednesday!

You know, after living in Los Angeles for a few years, I’ve learned a lot. Like, for example, if you tell people you live in LA, the first thing they ask about is celebrities. 

Who have I seen? What were they like? Am I friends with Kris Jenner? It’s always the same question.

LA is huge and a lot of people don’t realize it has a *crazy* history. Hollywood and celebrity culture is just one small part of it. 

We’ve covered some LA history here on Dark History a couple of times. We did an episode on the Chicano Movement, and we even did one the Zoot Suit Riots. 

During my research for those episodes, I came across an event I had never heard of… the Chinese Massacre of 1871. You might think by the name, this massacre happened in China. 

But turns out, it happened right here in Los Angeles. It was essentially a mass murder killing spree, targeting Chinese American communities. 

I wanted to do this episode because it’s one of those stories where I thought to myself: why aren’t they teaching this in school? Why has it gotten brushed under the rug and lost to history? Well, today we’re going to find out. 

Welcome to the Dark History of the Chinese Massacre of 1871. 

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This podcast is Executive Produced by:
Bailey Sarian & Kevin Grosch and Joey Scavuzzo from Made In Network
Head Writer: Allyson Philobos
Writer: Katie Burris
Additional Writing: Jessica Charles
Research provided by: DH Research Team
Special thank you to our Historical Consultant: Scott Zesch, historian and author of "The Chinatown War."
Director: Brian Jaggers
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