August 1965
Policing / racial inequalityBook sources
Watts uprising and lethal response
Los Angeles; predominantly Black residents
A police encounter escalated amid accumulated discrimination and deprivation. Police and National Guard deployment accompanied mass arrests and deaths; Zinn reports 34 deaths, mostly Black.
Dates preserve the source’s precision. This entry is part of a selected historical record; its qualifications and sources are retained below.
Context / qualification
Distinguish the triggering incident, underlying conditions, protest, looting, and state violence.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H01 at 00:00:34 (approximate; supplied recording)