Watts - Riot or Revolt?
This December 1965 CBS News documentary looks back several months to the Watts Riots, tracing the events of August 11-17…
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August 17, 2017 2015-08-16T09:18:34-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/822/1502973210.JPGGerald Horne talked about the 50th anniversary of the Watts riots in Los Angeles, which erupted August 11, 1965, following the arrest of a black man for drunk driving. The six days of looting and arson yielded 34 deaths and over $40 million in property damage.
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August 17, 2017 2015-08-16T09:18:34-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/822/1502973210.JPGGerald Horne talked about the 50th anniversary of the Watts riots in Los Angeles, which erupted August 11, 1965, following the arrest of a black man for drunk driving. The six days of looting and arson yielded 34 deaths and over $40 million in property damage.
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