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WATTS RIOT OR REVOLT?

This black-and-white 1965 CBS news report shows footage from the August 11-17 Watts Riots in Los Angeles, California and examines its causes. The riots, with 34 dead, stemmed from the Los Angeles Police Department’s racist practices and racial tensions and discrimination in the city.

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