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

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 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 rates B. Inadequate housing C. Poor schools