The Watts Riots were an uprising that took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from August 11 to August 16, 1965. It lasted six days and 34 people died.
Watts Riots Quotes in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
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I Was Scared
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All I can think of…one bottle,
one shear from one bottle in my father’s car,
he will die!
He will die.
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The Unheard
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riot
is the voice of the unheard.
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Watts Riots Term Timeline in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
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I Was Scared
...sorority sisters were worried the protestors would attack sorority row, as they had during the Watts riots . The women packed their bags and sat in the hallway upstairs, listening for intruders.
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Something Cooking Here
Chandler cautions that this situation has happened before. After the Watts riots , the city was absorbed in a fervent desire for change and social progress. And...
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