What the records say
- When
- Jan 1930
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 36.91° N, 121.76° W
- Description
- period of racial violence in Watsonville, California
Placed at the town its description names, Watsonville.
Watsonville riots
Violent conflicts between white and Filipino workers in 1930 California
The Watsonville riots was a period of racial violence that took place in Watsonville, California, from January 19 to 23, 1930. Involving violent assaults on Filipino American farm workers by local white residents opposed to immigration, the riots highlighted the racial and socioeconomic tensions in California's agricultural communities.
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