(L.A. - Watts Riots) Violence in the City -- An End or A Beginning? A Report by the Governor's Commission on the Los Angeles Riots [with folding street map of L.A. pinpointing deaths, destroyed and looted buildings]

Governor's Commission on the Los Angeles Riots

Published by Governor's Commission on the Los Angeles Riots, 1965

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Governor's Commission on the Los Angeles Riots / 1965 / (L.A. - Watts Riots) Violence in the City -- An End or A Beginning? A Report by the Governor's Commission on the Los Angeles Riots [with folding street map of L.A. pinpointing deaths, destroyed and looted buildings] (Box 13, 101262) Octavo. Original printed wrappers. 101,[3] pages. Illustrated with a few b w photos. Folding street map (with printed red symbols) in rear pocket. Tiny bit of dust soil to back cover. Very good. With original printed prospectus/order form laid in. With a Folding Map Marking Deaths and Building Damage A scarce report produced at the behest of a special Governor's Commission, chaired by John M. McCone, charged by Gov. Edmund G. Brown to examine the background and causes of the violence and to make recommendations. While focusing on the African American community, the commission's report also makes several references to the need to address social and economic problems within the Mexican American community as well. The folding street map of the so-called Curfew Zone includes printed red symbols indicating the locations of deaths as well as destroyed or looted buildings (public and private). Inexplicably, the entry for this work in Doyce Nunis's Los Angeles and its Environs in the Twentieth Century: A Bibliography of a Metropolis fails to mention the map! Contents: Letter of transmittal from the commission to the governor The governor's charge to the commission The crisis: an overview 144 hours in August 1965 Law enforcement: the thin thread Employment: key to independence Education: our fundamental resource The consumer and the commuter Welfare and health Neither slums nor urban gems A summing up: the need for leadership Appendix: The commission staff Consultants to the commission ; Clerical and secretarial staff ; List of sworn witnesses and other witnesses Folding Map of curfew area [in rear pocket] Los Angeles Watts Rebellion The Watts Riots, also known as the Watts Rebellion, occurred in Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965, triggered by the arrest of Marquette Frye, a Black motorist, on suspicion of drunk driving. The incident quickly escalated due to longstanding racial tensions and widespread allegations of police racism and brutality. Over six days of violence, looting, and arson, 34 people lost their lives, over 1,000 were injured, and approximately 1,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, causing an estimated $40 million in property damage. The Watts Riots highlighted deep-seated racial and economic disparities in the U.S. and foreshadowed later civil unrest in Los Angeles, including the 1992 L.A. riots following the acquittal of police officers in the beating of Rodney King. Rarity Though well represented in library holdings, this report and map are very scarce in the market. Seller Inventory # 101262

Bibliographic Details

Title: (L.A. - Watts Riots) Violence in the City --...

Publisher: Governor's Commission on the Los Angeles Riots

Publication Date: 1965

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: VG

Book Type: Book