The Watts riot of 1965 was one of the topics we learned about last Tuesday. It happened in a neighborhood in LA in California. The 60’s had a lot of racism built up and there was this big split between the white and the blacks. This particular incidence started with a guy being arrested for driving under the influence and his brother wanted to take his car home. The highway patrol officer denied him this for some odd reason and that’s why they formed a big mad crowd of people that wanted to start a riot.
It lasted for 6 days and by the time it subsided 34 people had been killed, 1032 injured and 3952 were arrested. The whole area looked like a war zone when it was all over. This has been the biggest riot in LA until 1992.
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Hi Kristi,
I like this is great post. This is my first time hearing about the Watts riot.
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