The Watts Riots began on Aug. 11, 1965 and ended on Aug. 16, 1965 — and that day Gov. Edmund G. “Pat” Brown declared the riots were over. Here is a sampling of moments about the Watts Riots, or what ...
WATTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- In the summer of 1965, newscasts delivered the roiling distress of South Los Angeles into the living rooms of America. What was not so visible was the underlying ...
Police officers stand guard on Aug. 13, 1965, as debris is cleared from Avalon Boulevard and Imperial Highway. (Ray Graham/Los Angeles Times) On Aug. 11, 1965, 60 years ago, I stood transfixed with ...
Children with painted faces darted between booths. Bass from the stage thumped down West 108th Street, where neighbors stopped to chat, collect flyers or sway to the music in the warm summer air.
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