This event is a pivotal point in changing people's perception of different races outside of their own, and starting to think about whether there really is racial equality in their society. This is the beginnings of the uplifting of the minority classes.
In my research, I would be looking for the effects of the Watts Riots;physically and mentally, and the lessons people learned from it and ways they applied those lessons. They would be evidences such as more racial integration and equality, and measures taken to reduce the risks of such disasters happening again, and maybe even the negative effects of the Watts Riot to serve as a counterargument.
Do you feel that the Watts Riots publicity of the racial issues present within Los Angeles brought positive change to African Americans? How do you feel the Watt's Riots could have been more contained, and what was the aftermath of these riots?
ReplyDeleteI feel that the African American's pleas for racial equality were addressed after the Watts Riots, as many more people were made aware of the injustices they suffered.
ReplyDeleteThe riots could have been more contained by being peaceful protests, instead of a full-out riot which consisted of burning and looting of properties. These are extremely detrimental to the society and the economy, and only served to create losses which Los Angeles had to recover from.
Do you feel that there are any more lessons to be learned from the Watts Riots besides race relations?
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