The Watts Riots

The Watts Riots

On the evening of August 13, 1965, South Los Angeles resembled a war zone. Buildings were on fire, the streets were in total chao and gun fires were being exchanged between police and the local black residences. While rioters were busy looting, burning and clashing with the police. 14,000 national guardsmen and 2,000 police officers were making preparations to march into the city. How did we get here?

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[CarlosIsDown]

The LAPD was also actively recruiting disaffected white southerners that moved out of the south due to the civil rights movement.

[MattFaris]

Loving the snapshots of history with illustrations. Thanks for sharing and a great way of visiting so many key moments in history! I wonder if you will do a video of this time 5 or 10 years from now!!! Thanks for the education man.

[edgm.]

It's crazy how history repeats it's self here
At least 3 notable times
Correct me if I miss any police brutality related riots
Watts 1965
LA 1992
USA 2020

[maryannebphillips]

There are areas of poverty in every city and no riots there. I experienced poverty and worked my way out of it. I entered the military.

[ebonih]

YouTube is the best thing that’s happened to education since the typewriter

[maggies.]

the fact that this parallels life today should be a wake up call to many. laws need to change and in a big way. that is the only way to create a long lasting change.

[j.j.]

Everything these people were angry about is still going on today. It's just more sophisticated with attempts to be more sly about it. And shocked you mentioned Malcolm X since most non Blacks see him as the devil for being rightfully frustrated.

[Xylographer]

I was there I lived blocks away South Gate petrol St.

[IRON-HENRY]

Every City goes to shit when certain people start getting more and more.
Look at Detroit, L.A. etc.
Or here in Germany
Since the Flood Waves of certain ppl here the cities have gone to shit

[collinhenry]

I do not like it when Black people rioting, I remember the LA riot of 1992 which spread to other cities in the States and even up here in Canada where I live with Yong street riots in Toronto. But when racism still goes on what do these white people expect. I do not like it when Black rioters attack white people because not all of them are racist, but I think is wrong for us Black people to depend on White society for jobs and education instead of creating our own Black business and teach or children skills that could lead promising future.

[othman]

Cop was gonna strike the man on his shoulder and missed, hitting him in the head...
I'm gonna sneeze... ah ah
ahhhbullshit...