The Watts Riots in Los Angeles started yesterday in 1965. A key event in the civil rights era, the riots forced the US to confront the realities of poverty, segregation and racism in cities like LA. #racism #race #riot #riots #protests #protest #losangeles #history #unitedstates #us #america #protesting #civilrights #civilrightsmovement #mlk #politics #political #leftwing #blacklivesmatter // First photo by: By George R. Fry, Los Angeles Times - https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/2119

80 reactions · 20 shares | In the summer of 1965, riots broke out in the Watts neighborhood of southern Los Angeles. In 1966, LIFE magazine revisited the site expecting to see what had been reported as the home of ‘fearsome street gangs’, turned into a fashion shoot for dapper style. Photos courtesy of LIFEMagazine #watts #losangeles | The Unapologetic Black Man | Facebook