USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Watts Riots of 1965, series of violent confrontations between Los Angeles police and residents of Watts and other predominantly African American neighbourhoods of South-Central Los Angeles that began August 11, 1965, and lasted for six days.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Watts Rebellion, also known as the Watts Riots, was a large series of riots that broke out August 11, 1965, in the predominantly Black neighborhood of Watts in Los Angeles.

Detailed explanation-3: -The riots began due to the arrest of Marquette Frye, an African-American man from the Watts community. He was arrested for alleged intoxicated driving by a white California policeman. The riots went on for six days and did not end until the National Guard instated a curfew.

Detailed explanation-4: -The five days of violence left 34 dead, 1, 032 injured, nearly 4, 000 arrested and $40 million worth of property destroyed. The Watts Rebellion, also know as the Watts Riots or the Watts Uprising, foreshadowed many rebellions to occur in ensuing years, including the 1967 Detroit Riots and Newark Riots.

Detailed explanation-5: -Despite the protest, the Watts Rebellion did not significantly improve the lives of the community’s Black population. While the revolt inspired the federal government to implement programs to address unemployment, education, healthcare, and housing under Lyndon B.