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      • Watts Riots of 1965, series of violent confrontations between Los Angeles police and residents of Watts and other predominantly African American neighbourhoods of South-Central Los Angeles that began August 11, 1965, and lasted for six days.
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    Watts riots. Part of the Ghetto riots. Two buildings on fire on Avalon Boulevard. Date. August 11–16, 1965. Location. Watts, Los Angeles. Goals. To end mistreatment by the police and to end discrimination in housing, employment, and schooling systems.

  3. Sep 28, 2017 · Learn about the Watts Rebellion, a six-day series of riots that broke out in 1965 in the Black neighborhood of Los Angeles, sparked by a police stop and arrest. Find out the causes, consequences and legacy of the violence that left 34 dead and $40 million in damages.

  4. Watts Riots of 1965, series of violent confrontations between Los Angeles police and residents of Watts and other predominantly African American neighbourhoods of South-Central Los Angeles that began August 11, 1965, and lasted for six days. The immediate cause of the disturbances was the arrest of.

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  5. Learn about the 1965 riots in Watts, a black neighborhood in Los Angeles, and how Martin Luther King responded to them. Find out the causes, consequences, and King's views on the riots and the civil rights movement.

  6. Aug 11, 2015 · I t was Aug. 11, 1965, that Los Angeles police officer Lee Minikus tried to arrest Marquette Frye for driving drunk in the city’s Watts neighborhood—an event that led to one of the most infamous...

  7. Oct 23, 2007 · Learn about the six-day rebellion in Los Angeles, California that began on August 11, 1965, after a police stop of a black motorist. Explore the causes, consequences, and legacy of the Watts Riot, also known as the Watts Rebellion.

  8. 920. 109K views 4 years ago #NBC #NBCLA. From the Archives: Rare footage of the 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles. The riots started after white CHP officer performed a traffic stop on a...

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