The advent of television had a major affect on the way Americans viewed their nation and the political issues confronting America. Please watch this video clip of the 1965 Watts riots. What would your own reaction have been after seeing clips like this on the evening news? Remember that the riots broke out just days after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a supplement to the earlier Civil Rights Act of 1964. Do you think this is just a coincidence, or do you see a possible connection?
Friday, June 29, 2012
Watts Riots
The advent of television had a major affect on the way Americans viewed their nation and the political issues confronting America. Please watch this video clip of the 1965 Watts riots. What would your own reaction have been after seeing clips like this on the evening news? Remember that the riots broke out just days after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a supplement to the earlier Civil Rights Act of 1964. Do you think this is just a coincidence, or do you see a possible connection?
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I think that if I was around at this time, I would get out of there as fast as I could. I would of been so scared! I would of been scared to walk out my door at anytime. I really think that these riots do have a connection with the Civil Rights acts, because the minorities had right but still where being treated like dogs.I think they were rioting to make their voices heard, so they would get he point across that they are human too and have rights just like everyone else.
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