Short Documentary on Growing up in Watts 1964(Pre riots)

[Whogivesafuck]

Watching this documentary can give you a little glimpse into why the community erupted the way it did.

 

[Alan Emerald]

Watching this documentary can give you a little glimpse into why the community erupted the way it did.

Don't kno how i missed this but props on the historical insight. Its one thing to hear and read of the past but carries so much weight hearing from those who lived it.

 

[wheywhey]

Update on Felicia Bragg:

Bragg was among the first students of color from Watts to go to college, studying history at the University of California at Santa Barbara and going on to a long career in politics and activism. Gordon said Bragg worked on political campaigns for Tom Bradley (who was mayor of Los Angeles at the time of the 1992 Rodney King riots) and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters. She has also done fundraising for nonprofits.

“Felicia today is an older version of what you see in the film, grown-up and articulate and very aware of political and social situations about race and class and gender,” Gordon said. “This movie isn’t just important but also timely and relevant, especially in light of recent happenings in Ferguson and elsewhere.”

Read more here: ‘Felicia’ brings the past to light, with a little help from A/V Geeks and an NC State professor

 

[Whogivesafuck]

Don't kno how i missed this but props on the historical insight. Its one thing to hear and read of the past but carries so much weight hearing from those who lived it.

I'm gonna start posting more informative history on Los Angeles , particularity on the civil rights/black power movement since people on this forum seems to be very ill-informed about the contribution,sacrifice and bloodshed many endured during that turbulent time in history.

 

[Alan Emerald]

I'm gonna start posting more informative history on Los Angeles , particularity on the civil rights/black power movement since people on this forum seems to be very ill-informed about the contribution,sacrifice and bloodshed many endured during that turbulent time in history.

Id appreciate it. Forgive my ignorance on the subject. Being from the south I'm actually more versed on southern and east coast situations with little intimate knowledge on the west.