Los Angeles, California- 1965 The Watts Riots
Malcolm, MLK, and Watts Read the Biographies of MLK and Malcolm X. Create a venn diagram or a 3-column t-chart that compares and contrasts the lives and work of MLK and Malcolm X. MLK Both X
Similar Deaths Malcolm X was assassinated in Manhattan on February 21, 1965. He was to speak to a crowd about moving toward a more peaceful solution to the race problem in America. He was shot at least 21 times by 3 Nation of Islam members.
Similar Deaths King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 while helping to organize a sanitation workers’ strike in Memphis, TN. Killed by a White Supremacist named James Earl Ray. After his death riots of frustration erupted in hundreds of U.S. cities
Eulogies Malcolm X MLK on Malcolm X’s assassination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP5vMxo19-c Eulogy written by Ozzie Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmxkXd_AB_0 Martin Luther King Jr. Robert Kennedy on Martin Luther King’s assassination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCrx_u3825g
Determining Quotes: Philosophy Now let’s see if we accurately judged these leaders.. OR King X
Life in Watts Watts is a part of South Central, Los Angeles It was a deeply impoverished, mostly African American neighborhood Riots here in the summer of 1965 shook the nation
August 11, 1965 Marquette Frye, an African American male Lee. W. Minikus, a Caucasian male, worked for the California Highway Patrol Minikus pulled over Marquette Frye on suspicion of driving while intoxicated
The Crowd A crowd of people gathered at the scene where Frye was being arrested A confrontation began between the crowd and police officers, that were on the scene
Rioting Riots took place in Watts for 6 days The riot destroyed: cars, grocery stores, department stores, and pawn shops $ 40 million of property was destroyed
Rioting 14,000 California National Guardsman were sent to Watts A curfew was put into place, to stop the rioting 34 people died 1,000 people injured 4,000 people arrested
Watts Riots NewsReel Newsreel Footage of the Riots http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRDvY_anJdc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7qHju4Sco4
Reactions from the President Number each paragraph Read Lyndon Johnson’s remark regarding the Race Riots in L.A. Briefly summarize each paragraph . (1-2 sent.) Circle unknown vocabulary words Put a ? next to anything you are unclear about. Put an ! next to anything you like or agree with. Answer the guiding questions in Bullet form (2-3 each)
Question… DO YOU THINK IT’S FAIR THAT HE COMPARES THE LOOTERS TO THE KLAN? WHY??!!
Discrimination in Incarceration Statistics show that Prison populations do not reflect the national population. What factors lead to this? What can (should) be done? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfie5bHG1OA