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Robinson was born and raised in New Orleans.He spent a year at Louisiana State University in 1960. Robinson recalled in 1994 how he came out of history class to find his 1953 Oldsmobile 98, a gift from his father, with its headlights and windows smashed and its tires slashed as the result of a racially motivated attack by a group of white people who were angry at the university's integration.
2007 – The Los Angeles May Day mêlée, May 1, Los Angeles, California; 2009 – Riots against BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant, January 7, 120 arrested, Oakland, California; 2009 – Akron riots, March 14, 2009, 7 arrested; and July 2009, unknown number arrested, Akron, Ohio
Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974 (WW Norton, 2019), scholarly history. excerpt; Olson, James S. ed. Historical Dictionary of the 1970s (1999) excerpt; Richards, Marlee. America in the 1970s (Twenty-First Century Books, 2010) online. Sandbrook, Dominic. Mad as Hell: The Crisis of the 1970s and the Rise of the Populist Right ...
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1965 – The Watts riots in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, lasts six days and is the first of several major urban riots due to racial issues. 1966 – Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established; 1966 – Department of Transportation created; 1966 – National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act; 1966 – Miranda v.
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots on April 29, Korean American and Black community leaders are planning a series of unity events to
Port of Los Angeles [17] and City Club of Los Angeles [32] established. Silver Lake Reservoir built. [14] Los Angeles Ostrich Farm [14] and Los Angeles Alligator Farm open. 1908 Mount Wilson Observatory begins operating in Los Angeles County. October 1: Construction begins on Owens River Aqueduct. [1] 1909 Selig Polyscope Company relocates to ...
Latinos in Los Angeles discuss the 30th anniversary of the L.A. riots and what has changed in policing and the Latino community since then. Latinos recall L.A. riots' 30th anniversary and a ...