Los Angeles, California- 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

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

WATTS is a part of South Central, Los Angeles

It is described as a ”deeply impoverished African American neighborhood”

Riots began in this area after the arrest of Frye

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

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRDvY_anJdc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7qHju4Sco4

From whose point of view do you think those media clips are from? What examples can you give from each clip

What types of words were used to describe the event, and the people, during the WATTS Riots?

How did the media use music to influence the audience watching the News Reels?

Is there any comparison, or contrasts, between those two media clips? Give examples

Governor Pat Brown led an investigation into why the riots began

Grievances of the community:A. high unemployment ratesB. Inadequate housingC. Poor schools