Watts Riots graffiti in London
Graffiti on a building in London referencing the Los Angeles Watts riots. The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion or Watts Uprising, took place in the Watts neighborhood and its surrounding areas of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965. The riots were motivated by anger at the racist and abusive practices of the Los Angeles Police Department, as well as grievances over employment discrimination, residential segregation, and poverty in L.A. Photograph reproduced in the Illustrated London News in an issue devoted to discussing multi-racial Britain
Picture No
14122011
Media ID
48867066
Size
408px x 600px
(4.3MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd. / Mary Evans
Source
Commissioned photograph by Keith Morris in the Illustrated London News archive, published in the Illustrated London News, 18 May 1968
Date
1968
