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Watts Riot Analysis Challenges Unemployment Theory
A California attorney general report on the 1965 Watts riots portrays the average rioter as an employed Black adult who had lived in Los Angeles for years. Based on 1,057 adult cases, the study notes high employment, long residence, and varied social backgrounds, challenging earlier unemployment only explanations.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Watts
Los Angeles
James C. Lynch
State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Rives
Los Angeles County Probation Department
Los Angeles County
Thomas €. McDonald
Lynch