The Watts Riots began 52 years ago nowadays,(Aug. 11-16, 1965). One year later in 1966, and LIFE magazine sent staff photographer Bill Ray to Watts to revisit the neighborhood and document the changes and activities in Watts. It ran as the July 25,1966 cover record - WATTS STILL SEETHING. “1965—When the riot cry was ‘Burn baby, burn! 1966—Why the ghetto nowadays is close to flashpoint.” The image here is an outtake not published in the original photo essay showing teenagers listening to a radio on the street, and near Simon Rodia’s Watts Towers,in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.(Bill Ray—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #Watts #LosAngeles #Californi
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