1. LA Riots 1965 and 1992
Watch the Youtube Video to be played soon and respond to the following question:
What might it have been like to be in one of the scenes shown in the video?
Consider:
What it might look like
How you would feel
What you would do

2. The Watts Riots 1965
Lee Minikus, a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer, pulled over Marquette Frye, who Minikus believed was intoxicated because of his observed erratic driving.
Frye failed to pass sobriety tests, including walking in a straight line and touching his nose, and was arrested soon after.
Minikus refused to let Frye's brother, Ronald, drive the car home, and radioed for it to be impounded.
As events escalated, a crowd of onlookers steadily grew from dozens to hundreds.

6. Los Angelos Riots 1992
Rodney King was driving home from watching a basket ball game with friends
He was intoxicated and refused to pull over when police were chasing him
King was beaten by police
This incident was videotaped and widely seen
In a trial three of the officers were acquitted and this lead to riots in LA

7. Exploring the LA Riots 1992
We will explore this more modern riot through drama / literature, Anna Deavere Smith’s Twilight Los Angeles, 1992
Everyone will receive a copy of interviews from several people who were a part of or affected by the 92 LA Riots and answer the following questions on a sheet of lined paper:
Who is the person?
What do they think about race?
Do they share who / what they think is the reason for the riots? If so, who / what is the reason for the riots?
What are your thoughts / reflections?
We will share our responses

8. Exit Sheet (for today)
What are the reasons for the 1965 and the 1992 LA Riots? Are some of the reasons the same? Please use 4+ sentences to answer this question.