Events 1965-66

WATTS, LOS ANGELES, AUGUST 1965.

• Why?
  • Not happy with the economy and distribution of wealth.
  • Anger.
  • Someone was drink driving and refused to be arrested.
• Organisations involved.
  • King.
• What happened?
  • Black mobs set fire to shops.
  • Violent riots.
  • 'A class revolt of underprivileged against privileged'
  • 34 people were killed.
  • 1032 injured.
  • 3952 arrested.

CHICAGO, 1966.

• Why?
  • Social and economic equality.
  • Chronic unemployment.
  • Housing and education problems.
• Organisations involved.
  • SCLC.
• What happened?
  • Rented west side ghetto apartments, King tried to improve conditions of the slums.
  • Division between Chicago activists and SCLC.
  • July rally…