Race riots especially in the Watts District

Race riots especially in the Watts District.

1. From 1965 onwards, there were numerous race riots, which were unorganised and usually spontaneous after an episode of police brutality or discrimination etc. These riots weren't just in response to police brutality, though, they were in response to years of frustration and anger among the Black population and little to no change, with problems of unemployment and poor services still lasting.
2. These city riots included places like New York (1964), Los Angeles (1965), Chicago and Cleveland (1966), Newark and Detroit (1967) and Washinton and Cleveland (1968). The most major riots were in the Watts district of Los Angeles lasting from 11-17 August in. It was triggered by the arrest of a young black driver for drink driving, with almost 4,000 people being arrested; thousands injured; 14,000 Californian police getting involved and 34 people dying. It left many people without jobs and services in the area, as hundreds of shops had been looted and damaged during the riots. 
3. There were many other riots on a smaller scale; over 150 cities had been reported with riots during the first 9 months of 1967.