Watts riots

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The Watts riots were a major six-day civil disturbance in 1965 in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, sparked by racial tensions and police brutality, that became a defining episode of urban unrest in the United States.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
1965 Watts riots 5
Watts riots canonical 3
1965 Watts Rebellion 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil disturbance ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
riot ⓘ
urban unrest ⓘ
aftermath McCone Commission investigation ⓘ
recommendations for social and economic reforms in Los Angeles ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Watts Rebellion ⓘ
linked to: Watts riots

Watts uprising ⓘ
linked to: Watts riots
country United States ⓘ
duration 6 days ⓘ
endDate 1965-08-16 ⓘ
ethnicContext African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
hasCategory 1965 in California ⓘ
African-American history in Los Angeles ⓘ
Riots and civil disorder in California ⓘ
hasCause alleged police misconduct during traffic stop ⓘ
longstanding discrimination against African Americans ⓘ
police brutality ⓘ
racial tensions ⓘ
hasLocation California ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Watts ⓘ
linked to: Watts, Los Angeles
hasTopic police–community relations ⓘ
poverty and unemployment in inner cities ⓘ
systemic racism ⓘ
influenced federal and local urban policy discussions ⓘ
subsequent debates on policing in minority communities ⓘ
involvedForce National Guard troops ⓘ
linked to: national guard
involvedOrganization California National Guard ⓘ
Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ
locatedInTime August 1965 ⓘ
mainlyAffectedGroup African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
mediaCoverage extensive national television coverage ⓘ
numberOfArrests over 3400 ⓘ
numberOfDeaths 34 ⓘ
numberOfInjured over 1000 ⓘ
numberOfTroopsDeployed over 14000 National Guard troops ⓘ
partOf civil rights era urban unrest in the United States ⓘ
propertyDamage over 40 million US dollars (1965) ⓘ
widespread looting and arson ⓘ
significance major episode of racial unrest in 1960s America ⓘ
turning point in perceptions of urban race relations ⓘ
startDate 1965-08-11 ⓘ
timePeriod 1960s ⓘ
tookPlaceInNeighborhood Watts neighborhood of South Los Angeles ⓘ
triggerEvent arrest of Marquette Frye ⓘ
traffic stop of Marquette Frye for suspected drunk driving ⓘ
triggerEventDate 1965-08-11 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1960s Los Angeles → experiencedEvent → Watts riots ⓘ
South Los Angeles → hasHistoricalEvent → 1965 Watts riots ⓘ
subject linked to: South Los Angeles region
linked to: Watts riots
Watts → notableEvent → Watts riots ⓘ
Watts → notableEvent → 1965 Watts Rebellion ⓘ
linked to: Watts riots
Watts, Los Angeles → knownFor → 1965 Watts riots ⓘ
linked to: Watts riots
Watts, Los Angeles → hasEvent → Watts riots ⓘ
Watts riots → alsoKnownAs → Watts Rebellion ⓘ
linked to: Watts riots
Watts riots → alsoKnownAs → Watts uprising ⓘ
linked to: Watts riots
1967 Plainfield riots → follows → 1965 Watts riots ⓘ
linked to: Watts riots
1967 Buffalo riot → follows → 1965 Watts riots ⓘ
linked to: Watts riots
South L.A. → knownFor → 1965 Watts riots ⓘ
linked to: Watts riots
20th-century Los Angeles → experiencedEvent → Watts riots of 1965 ⓘ
linked to: Watts riots