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WATTS: HISTORY
INVISIBILITY
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Invisible physically
Whites and blacks had very little
contact with each other
Invisible psychologically
When whites were exposed to
blacks whites were always in the
dominant position
Police practices
Offensive language
Brutal force
Inadequate housing
Living conditions had continued to deteriorate as whites
moved out
1960 census found that 22.5% of homes in Watts were
deteriorated
Some
details
CARLA ROMERO
BYRON RUMFORD
YES
NO
African Americans
launched a racially
motivated riot against
White police officers.
CONT
Drunk Marquette gained courage from the crowd and he
took off running into the crowd.
Officers grabbed him and wrestled him the floor.
Mom jumped on the back of an officer and step brother
started fighting other officers.
The crowd was fired up now, they were yelling racial
insults towards officers.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/23/rena-price-dead-woman-whosearrest-triggers-watts-riots_n_3486647.html
CHAOS
Jasmin Flores
A GLIPSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r97uOfo2Tic
Felipe Esquivel
After the
Riots
EDUCATION
Pre-school
Programs
Class Sizes down to 22 students
Emergency literacy programs
Provide free or reduced lunch
School Libraries
Counseling and special services for students
Adequate special provisions should be made to push
students to College
CSUDH
Employment
LAW ENFORCEMENTS
Improve relationship between the Police Dept. and the
various minority communities
Increase the number of African American and Mexican
American officers
Health Problems
Martin Luther King Hospital Opened after the Watts Riots
One major finding of the report was the lack of health care access
near the low income neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles
On August 10, 2007 the hospital closed
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
Housing and Urban Development
City Human Relations Commission
Public Parks (none built)
Many of the proposed sites for parks became Liquor
stores
Proposal models used racism
Consumer Problems
Increase and improve inspection programs for
markets
Transportation
Reduce bus fares
105 freeway funds
25 YEARS LATER
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