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 Compare and contrast the 1992 LA riots to the Watts neighborhood riots of  How are they similar in cause and outcome?  How do they reflect their time periods?

 Who- Poor, jobless, urban residents  What-Rioting  Looting  Arson  Theft  Murder  Where- South Central Los Angeles  When -April 29, 1992 – May 4, 1992  Why- Rodney King Powder Keg

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 Who - Poor, jobless, urban residents  What-Rioting  Sniper Fire  Arson  Theft  Murder  Where – Watts neighborhood Los Angeles California  When – August 11, 1965 – August 15, 1965  Why – Immediate reaction to interracial police brutality

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Watts 1965  34 Dead  Over 1,000 injured  $40 million in losses  1,000 buildings destroyed  14,000 Nat Guard deployed  Over 4,000 arrests LA 1992  53 Dead  Over 2,000 injured  $800 mil to $1 bill in losses  3,600 fires  1,100 building destroyed  8,000+ Nat Guard deployed

Watts 1965  Tension in Watts community and LAPD  Sparked by mistreatment and arrest of individuals  Uneven spread of wealth and power LA 1992  Previous instances of police brutality  Sparked by unfair verdict in King case  Uneven spread of wealth and power

Watts 1965  Fair housing Act  Kerner Commission  Symptoms are treated but the problems remain LA 1992  Dusk to Dawn curfew  Symptoms are treated but the problems remain  Lack of trust in authority  Police officers fired (Rodney King)

Watts 1965  Before community is looked down on  After there was a sense of pride within community  Racial tension prevailed LA 1992  Corruption in police force  Poverty was ignored  Racial tension prevailed

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