The Watts Riots began on Aug. 11, 1965 and ended on Aug. 16, 1965 — and that day Gov. Edmund G. “Pat” Brown declared the riots were over. Here is a sampling of moments about the Watts Riots, or what years later would be called the Watts Revolt/Uprising by some.

— Watts was once part of a Mexican land grant, Rancho La Tajauta. The rancho was later subdivided into farms and homes. Watts was incorporated as a city in 1907 but in 1926 Watts residents voted to be annexed to the City of Los Angeles.

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— At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1965, Marquette Frye, a 21-year-old Black man, was pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence by California Highway Patrol motorcycle office

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