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Taking to the Streets
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With the Arab world in the midst of an historic upheaval thousands of miles away, it’s perhaps easy to forget that Americans themselves—and Angelenos especially—have rioted in the streets many times before. Be it based on racial anti
Zoot Suit Riots
Start Date: June 3, 1943
The spark
Problems similar to the ones currently plaguing American-Mexican relations we
Watts Riots
Start date: August 11, 1965
The spark
Simmering racial tensions finally boiled over when a white cop arrested
Rodney King Riots
Start date April 29, 1992
The spark Following the seven-week trial of four white LAPD officers
May Day Protests
Date: May 1, 2007
The spark
May 1 being the unofficial “International Workers Day,” protesters pla
Prop 8 Protests
Date The days following the November 4, 2008, election
The spark
California voters approved the Proposition 8 b
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