Question

What factors contributed to the Watts riots of 1965?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is D) anger over widespread racism

Explanation:

The Watts riots of 1965 broke out in Los Angeles after an African American motorist, Marquette Frye, was pulled over and arrested by a white Highway Patrolman who suspected Frye was driving under the influence. The argument about racial profiling soon escalated into a fight with the police. Though this incident detonated the riots, it was the consequence of a climate of racial segregation, inequality and African Americans being excluded from high-paying jobs and affordable housing.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) anger over widespread racism.

The factor that contributed to the Watts riots of 1965 was anger over widespread racism.

From August 11 to 16, 1965, violence over race issues stained the city of Los Angeles, California.  The Watts riots in the neighborhood of Watts in L.A., African American Marquette Frye was pulled over by the police. What started as a usual police procedure for improper driving ended up in a fight and the follow-up protest by black people that had to be controlled by the National Guard of California.