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Armed National Guardsmen march toward smoke on the horizon during the street fires of the Watts riots, Los Angeles, California, August 1965.

National Guard And Fires In Watts Riots

1965 Watts Riots, Watts - Los Angeles, Riot

Long Beach, CA- National Guardsmen line a barricade in Long Beach. Governor Brown summoned them to stop further violence, after a policeman was...

Line of Guardsmen at Barricade

National Guard, 1965 Watts Riots

National Guard jeep patrols the Watts section of Los Angeles after six days of riots, 18th August 1965.

Jeep Driving Through Watts Riot Area

1965 Watts Riots, Riot, Watts - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA: The War In The West: Black smoke darkens the sky over Southeast Los Angeles, during the fourth day of the six day rioting in the...

Fire Burning In Southeast Los Angeles

1965 Watts Riots, City Of Los Angeles, Riot

With his .22 hunting rifle on his lap and a revolver in his belt, heavyweight boxer Amos Lincoln, aka Big Train, guards the family drug store during...

1965 Watts Riots, Watts - Los Angeles, Riot

Los Angeles, CA: National guardmen move down Avalon Blvd. As they began a "Major Sweep" to seal off a 200 square block area as new looting, violence...

National Guardsmen Move Down Avalon St

1965 Watts Riots

Riots in the Watts section with Black youths running from looted stores carrying armfuls of clothing, Los Angeles, California, August 1965.

1965 Watts Riot Looting

Watts - Los Angeles, Riot, 1965 Watts Riots

Members of the National Guard take aim during rioting in the Watts area of Los Angeles, during the Watts Riots, August 1965.

1965 Watts Riots, Riot, Watts - Los Angeles

New York, NY- Even though peace has been restored to the riot-torn Watts district of Los Angeles, pickets march protesting the presence of National...

New York Protestors Support Watts Riots in Los Angeles

Racism, Riot, City Of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA: Three stores burn to the ground on Avalon Blvd in the Watts area as the fire department was unable to get to the scene of the fire...

Burning Building in 1965 Watts Riots

1965 Watts Riots, Riot

Police officer holding a man's collar during a night of rioting in the Watts district in Los Angeles.

Watts - Los Angeles, 1965 Watts Riots, Riot

Los Angeles, CA: Silhouetted by the cool gush of a broken fire hydrant, a National Guardsman stands ready for further trouble in the strife-torn...

Soldier Silhouetted By Hydrant Spray

Watts - Los Angeles, 1965 Watts Riots

Policemen force a suspect into a police car during the second night in a row of rioting in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, 12th August 1965.

African American Suspect Arrested

Riot, Arrest, 1965 Watts Riots

Armed police stand by as rioters lie face down in the street during the Watts riots, Los Angeles, California, August 1965.

Watts Rioters And Police

1965 Watts Riots, Watts - Los Angeles, Riot

Bulldozer clears debris in the aftermath of racially motivated riots that hit Los Angeles a week earlier.

1965 Watts Riots

Los Angeles: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Addresses group of Watts district residents August 18 and tells them he is "here to support you because you...

Martin Luther King Jr. Addressing Los Angeles Residents

Martin Luther King Jr., Riot, Watts - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA: Looters carry off merchandise from a Watts Loan Shop after tearing down iron fence in front of the store as rioting continued for...

Rioters Break into Pawnshop in Watts

Riot, Watts - Los Angeles, 1965 Watts Riots

Los Angeles, CA: Tired National Guard sleep on the sidewalks of the Watts District after an uneasy calm settled. Window reflects still flickering...

National Guardsmen Sleep on Sidewalk after Watts Riots

1965 Watts Riots, Riot, City Of Los Angeles

Police officers force rioters into police cars during the second night of rioting in the Watts district of Los Angeles.

Second Night of Rioting in Watts District of Los Angeles

1965 Watts Riots, Watts - Los Angeles, City Of Los Angeles

Girl combing the hair of 'Baby Nancy', the doll she is holding, in Los Angeles, California, circa 1970. 'Baby Nancy' was manufactured by Shindana...

Doll, Baby - Human Age, Black People

Armed National Guardsmen force a line of Black men to stand against the wall of a building during the Watts race riots, Los Angeles, California,...

Armed National Guardsmen In Watts Riots

National Guard, Watts - Los Angeles, 1965 Watts Riots

Protestors on the burned out streets of the Watts District after the race riots in Los Angeles.

1965 Watts Riots, City Of Los Angeles, Riot

An armed policeman stands beside the body of a Black man during the riots in the Watts district of Los Angeles, 11th-15th August 1965.

1965 Watts Riots, City Of Los Angeles, Watts - Los Angeles

August 17, 1965 - Los Angeles: Amid the ruins after recent riots in Los Angeles, Tony's shoe shine stand reopens for business. Tony located in one of...

Shoe Shine Booth in Front of Ruined Building

1965 Watts Riots, City Of Los Angeles, Riot

Three National Guardsmen stand ready under a Los Angeles City Limit sign in the southern end of the riot-torn city. Officers of the National Guard,...

National Guardsmen on Patrol

Riot, National Guard, 1965 Watts Riots

Long Beach police officer searches Black drivers and passengers for weapons at a checkpoint, during the Watts Riots in nearby Los Angeles.

Police Searching Man

Riot, Conflict, Racism

Los Angeles,Ca- A liquor store at the corner of Santa Barbara and Avalon Sts in LA is looted by a group of Negroes, one of whom hurriedly loads his...

Looter Loading Car

Los Angeles, CA: Although law and order have been re-established in the strife-torn Watts district of Los Angeles, this sign remains as a terrifying...

"Turn Left Or Get Shot" Sign In Street

1965 Watts Riots

Los Angeles, CA: Appearing to be a scene from a "major" war, a number of buildings are left gutted and smouldering after being set afire during Los...

Souldering Remains Of Buildings

Two African-American men hold their hands up against the wall of a dry cleaners while being arrested by Caucasian state troopers during the Watts...

Watts Riot Arrest

Watts - Los Angeles, Racial Tensions, Riot

Three stores burn to the ground on Avalon Boulevard in Watts as the fire department was unable to get to the scene of the fire due to rioting. Acting...

View of Watts Burning

1965 Watts Riots, City Of Los Angeles, Riot

Special officer looks over the damage to a surplus store in the Watts area following the second night of rioting in the Watts district of Los...

Police Officer Looks Over Damage from Looters

Suspect being searched by two armed police during the Watts riots in Los Angeles, California, 11th-15th August 1965.

Riot, 1965 Watts Riots, City Of Los Angeles

Policeman searches a suspect during rioting in the Watts area of Los Angeles, August 1965.

1965 Watts Riots, Riot, Watts - Los Angeles

Policeman aims his revolver at building from which a sniper was taking potshots at passing cars during rioting early Aug. 15th in the Watts...

Policeman Taking Cover Behind Automobile

Riot, Watts - Los Angeles, 1965 Watts Riots

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Addresses a group of Watts district residents and tells them he is "here to support you because you supported me in the...

Martin L. King Gesturing Among Crowd

Martin Luther King Jr., 1965 Watts Riots, Riot

Los Angeles: "Help Wanted" is what the sign says and what firemen want in Southeast Los Angeles 8/14/ as looting, burning and rioting continues for...

Building On Fire After Riot, Los Angeles

Riot, City Of Los Angeles, Watts - Los Angeles

Senator Robert F. Kennedy in his second day of campaigning in the Los Angeles area speaks to a group of Black people at 103rd Street and Graham...

Robert F. Kennedy Speaking at Campaign Rally

Riot, Watts - Los Angeles, City Of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California: While police battled rioters, firemen were battling major fires throughout the night 8/13 in Watts, where arsonists put the...

Firefighters Battle Fires in Watts

Riot, Watts - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA- Almost a full city block appears to be bombed out in the district of Watts, a Negro ghetto in Los Angeles, following 4 days of...

Bombed Out City Block

Riot, Watts - Los Angeles, 1965 Watts Riots

Los Angeles, CA- A Firetruck arrives at the scene of a raging inferno, a burning building ingnited by arsonists in the third strait night of riots.

Burning Building During Riot

Riot, Watts - Los Angeles, 1965 Watts Riots

Los Angeles, CA- CA National guardsmen take up positions along the now quiet street in the west Watts section after they were called in to help quell...

National Guard Setting Up Machine Gun

1965 Watts Riots, Watts - Los Angeles, Racial Tensions

Los Angeles County Sheriffs search a car during the Watts Riots, finding a case of vodka, while the car's driver stands handcuffed nearby.

Sheriffs Searching Car During Watts Riots

1965 Watts Riots

Los Angeles: National Guard soldiers man the fire hoses into the night, helping out hard-pressed firemen faced with dozens of major blazes set by...

National Guardsmen Fighting Fire During Watts Riots

Riot, 1965 Watts Riots

Los Angeles, CA: Black residents of the Watts district look over damage following the second night of rioting. Molotov cocktails were hurled at cars...

African Americans Check Riot Damage

Rioters are arrested and their weapons taken to police headquarters at the riots in Watts for the third day.

Weapons Are Collected And Rioters Arrested In Watts

One of the few unbroken windows in the Watts district of Los Angeles as riots continue for the third day. Acting Governor Glen Anderson has called...

An Unbroken Window After Three Days Of Riots in Watts

Watts - Los Angeles

The Salvation Army passes out food at 104th and Compton in the Watts area of Los Angeles. The rioting in Watts left some in need as the district...

Salvation Army Hands Out Food in Watts

1965 Watts Riots, City Of Los Angeles, Compton - California

Two suspects are picked up and brought into the 77th Street Police Station as the rioting continues in Watts for the 3rd day. Police have appealed...

Outside the 77th Street Police Station

Watts - Los Angeles, Riot, California

In the background is an overturned burned out car and a drive-in restaurant smoldering. It is a view of the aftermath of the rioting for a second...

Riot Destruction in Watts

1965 Watts Riots

Police officers patrol a corner in the Watts district of Los Angeles, near a market which had its windows broken and door torn away by rioters.

Police Patrol Watts

Police officers attempt to gain control of the streets as riots rage through the night in the Watts district of Los Angeles.

Police March Through the Streets of Watts

Blood-splattered man sitting beside an armed policeman, during the Watts Riots, Los Angeles, California, 11th-15th August 1965.

1965 Watts Riots, USA, Racism

An armed National Guard patrolman leans against a street sign, smoking a cigarette and standing in rubble following the Watts riots, Los Angeles,...

National Guardsman Smokes After Watts Riots

National Guard, Watts - Los Angeles, City Of Los Angeles

Group of Black women step through rubble and demolished storefronts on Central and Vernon Avenues where business were destroyed and looted during the...

Looted Storefronts From Watts Riots, LA

1965 Watts Riots, Racism, Riot

Policeman guides a group of women to safety during rioting in the Watts area of Los Angeles, August 1965. Their homes have been destroyed during the...

Watts - Los Angeles, Riot, 1965 Watts Riots

Police grapple with riot suspects outside 77th Street Police Station as they are being transferred to central police station during the third day of...

Arrested Rioters

1965 Watts Riots, Riot, Watts - Los Angeles

Member of the California National Guard, rifle at the ready, watches for snipers as firefighters behind him battle a blaze at a second hand store,...

National Guardsman Standing Watch During Riot

1965 Watts Riots

Looters carrying clothing and packages from store in the Watts area as looting, rioting and burning continues in the Negro area. Acting Governor...

Looting in Watts Area

Two National Guardsmen watch the intersection of Imperial and Avalon in Watts on August 17 the day after the end of the violent rioting in the...

National Guardsmen in Watts

Riot, 1965 Watts Riots