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How many police officers were killed in the Watts Riots 1n 1965?
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Two. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Ronald Ludlow died August 13, 1965 while trying to prevent the looting of a liquor store. Two days later, Long Beach PD Officer Richard LeFebvre was killed while responding to a civil disturbance call on what is now called Martin Luther King Blvd. in Long Beach.
Both officers were killed with police firearms. In Ludlow's case, a deputy lost control of a shotgun, and the suspect who grabbed it shot Ludlow. LeFebvre was killed by a stay bullet from another officer's sidearm.
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What were the causes of watts riots?
Racial discrimination, poverty, alleged police brutality
When did Watts Riots happen?
Watts Riots happened in 1965.
What was the Conclusion about the watts riots?
What was the Conclusion about the watts riot
The 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles were mainly the result of what?
The 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles were mainly the result of racism.
Watts riot after the beating of Rodney king what year did it happen?
The Watts riot occurred in 1992 following the beating of Rodney King by police officers.
Where were the Los Angeles riots in 1965?
They were called the Watts Riots because that is the area of Los Angeles the riots occurred in.
When did the Watts riots occur?
Summer of 1965.
President during watts riots?
president Johnson
What was an event that led away from the civil rights movement and into the black power movement?
The increased prominence of Malcolm X The Watts riots The rise of the Black Panthers....
How long did the Watts riots of 1965 last?
6 days.
How long was the watts riots?
The Watts Riot of 1965 lasted from august 11th to august 15th of that year.
Who started the watts riot?
The actual flashpoint for the Watts Riots, there is one and only one action which provoked the 5 days of riots: Marquette Fry (the pulled black male pulled over & subsequently placed under arrest for DWI) bolting toward the black crowd. Had Mr. Fry simply submitted to the arrest ... there NEVER would have been a Watts Riots.
