Watts riots
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The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion or Watts Uprising, took place in the Watts neighborhood and its surrounding areas of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965. The riots wer
Two buildings on fire on Avalon Boulevard
Police arrest a man during the riots on August 12
Soldiers of California's 40th Armored Division direct traffic away from an area of South Central Los Angeles burning during the Watts riot
1992 Los Angeles riots
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Los Angeles, California, experienced a series of riots and civil disturbances from April 29 to May 3, 1992. Civil unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a jury acquitted four off
Watts riots
…disturbance, which resulted in 34 deaths, as well as over $40 million in property damage. It was the most notable protest of police brutality until the riots of 1992. In the Great Migration of 1915–1940, major populations of African Americans moved to Northeastern and Midwestern cities such as Detroit, Chicago, St…
Aftermath of the riots
South Central Los Angeles, where much of the rioting took place
Looking northeast from the southwestern corner of Florence and Normandie, in March 2010
National Guard soldiers patrolling the streets