Jan 6, 2010

Salem on History | African Americans Riot in Watts

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Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Human Rights, Violence
Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
Geographical Location: Los Angeles
Date: August 11-17, 1965

Article abstract: Days after the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the African-American community in Los Angeles exploded in an orgy of burning, looting, and violence.

Summary of Event

On the evening of August 11, 1965, on one of the hottest days of the year in Los Angeles, California, the black community erupted in what has come to be called the “Watts Riot.” Thirty-four people were killed, approximately four thousand were arrested, and more than $40 million in property damage was caused by the riot. ft was estimated that ten thousand...

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Salem on History | African Americans Riot in Watts

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Summary of Event

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