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Events on Wednesday 11 August 1965 1
1965Watts riotsSix days of unrest in Los AngelesRioting broke out in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles on 11 August 1965 after a Black motorist was arrested by a white police officer, exposing deep tensions over policing and poverty. Over six days of unrest, 34 people were killed and thousands were arrested. The riots prompted a state investigation into the causes of urban unrest.