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The murder that sparked a civil rights movement
In June 1982 a young Chinese-American engineer was murdered with a baseball ball by two white men in the city of Detroit. At the time America was going through an economic depression and many were blaming Japan which was perceived to be flooding the US with its cars. For Asian-American's it was a time of fear.
Witness History spoke to Helen Zia, one of the activists who led the fight for justice.
Produced by Farhana Haider.
