Social Mvmts: The Watts Rebellion

This board surveys the Watts Rebellion in Los Angeles, which spanned six days (8/11 - 8/17) in 1965 and foreshadowed a new chapter of racial unrest that would sweep the US. By the end, there were 34 deaths, 1,032 injuries, 3,438 arrests and over $40 million in property damage. In 1968, President Johnson authorized a study, which concluded that the unrest reflected the profound frustration of Blacks and Latinos regarding racial inequalities and violence in American society.
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a sign that reads turn left on get shot
"Turn left or get shot." This photo is from the 1965 Watts Riots (August 11-17) in L.A., which are often cited as the riots that foreshadowed the urban turmoil that would sweep the country the following several years. In 1968, the Johnson Administration responded by authorizing the Kerner Commission to study the underlying causes of the turmoil. The commission presented its findings that the social unrest reflected the profound frustration of inner-city blacks and that racism was deeply...
a sign sitting on the side of a road
"Turn Left or Get Shot" - The aftermath of the Watts riots. Photo credit: Bettmann / Corbis / David Boroff — in Watts-Los Angeles, CA.
a green sign with white writing on it that says, let my people go to the side citizen's defense committee to aid all victims of the wattts of the watts
"South Side Citizens Defense Committee To Aid all victims of the Watts Rebellion For help contact 10203 1/2 Compton Blvd. (Watts) Let My People Go!" c. 1965.
black and white photograph of people standing in front of a free parking lot with an open car door
Only women were allowed to enter the Giant Food Market at 1712 E. 103rd St. after it reopened during Watts Rebellion. Clerks were wearning guns. Man facing camera is manager Carl Margolis, August 16, 1965. Photo credit: Los Angeles Times
People navigate the streets during the Watts riots ( Watts Rebellion), August 1965. The Watts Rebellion of August 11 to 17, 1965 was an uprising of the black and Latino communities in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles and was a response to widespread racial discrimination. The six days of unrest resulted in 34 deaths, 1,032 injuries, 3,438 arrests, and over $40 million in property damage. Watts Riots, Woke Culture, Critical Race Theory, Misty Eyes, Toxic Masculinity, The Great Migration, California History, Tsar Nicholas, History Events
People navigate the streets during the Watts riots ( Watts Rebellion), August 1965. The Watts Rebellion of August 11 to 17, 1965 was an uprising of the black and Latino communities in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles and was a response to widespread racial discrimination. The six days of unrest resulted in 34 deaths, 1,032 injuries, 3,438 arrests, and over $40 million in property damage.
a group of people standing around each other
Dr. Martin Luther King during talk at Westminster Neighborhood Assn. meeting regarding the Watts Rebellion, August 18, 1965. Photo credit: Los Angeles Times
two men working in a barber shop that has been torn down and burned out with signs on the walls
A. Z. Smith, left, begins the task of getting Smitty's Barber Shop on Beach St. back in shape following the Watts Rebellion, August 17, 1965. Photo credit: Los Angeles Times
a firefighter is standing in front of a building that was on fire
Deputy Sheriff Edward Harter stands ready to protect firemen fighting flames in building set afire during Watts Rebellion at Willowbrook Ave. between El Segundo Blvd. and 130th St., August 14, 1965. Photo credit: Los Angeles Times
a group of people standing on the side of a road next to a tall building
People navigate the streets during the Watts riots ( Watts Rebellion), August 1965. The Watts Rebellion of August 11 to 17, 1965 was an uprising of the black and Latino communities in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles and was a response to widespread racial discrimination. The six days of unrest resulted in 34 deaths, 1,032 injuries, 3,438 arrests, and over $40 million in property damage.