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BILL RAY SIGNED: WATTS RIOTS REVISITED. 1966.

Currency:GBP Category:Memorabilia Start Price:NA Estimated At:800.00 - 1,250.00 GBP
BILL RAY SIGNED: WATTS RIOTS REVISITED. 1966.
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The August 1965 Watts Riots (or Watts Rebellion, depending on one's perspective and politics), were among the bloodiest, costliest and in the five decades since they erupted most analyzed uprisings of the notoriously unsettled mid-1960s. Ostensibly sparked by an aggressive traffic stop of a black motorist by white cops, but, in fact, the combustive result of decades of institutional racism and profound neglect on the part of the city's power brokers. The six-day upheaval resulted in 34 deaths, more than 3,400 arrests and tens of millions of dollars in property damage (back when a million bucks still meant something). BILLRAY SIGNED: WATTS RIOTS REVISITED 1966. C later print. Signed by photographer Bill Ray. Edition of 50. 11x14 inches including white margins. Supplied with Bill Ray coa.