Greater LA
What’s in a street name? LA’s forgotten Calle de los Negros
After 152 years, Calle de los Negros – site of the most lethal act of racial violence in LA history – will finally get the memorial it deserves.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 10m ListenIn October 1871, a mob of hundreds of white Angelenos murdered 19 innocent Chinese residents of what was then known as Calle de los Negros. The city didn’t mark the massacre, fearing it would hurt tourism and business, thus sweeping history under the welcome mat. But this Thursday, the city will announce the design of a memorial to the massacre’s victims.
