William Henry Parker III was an American law enforcement officer who was Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1950 until his death in 1966. To date, he is the longest-serving LAPD police ch
Parker in 1965
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
William H. Parker (police officer)
…supremacist violence that went unresolved during Parker's tenure. Parker's controversial practices towards minorities have been cited as the cause of the Watts riots on August 11, 1965. For five days, businesses and stores were burned or looted, civilians were killed or wounded while being caught in the crossfire…
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