A black messenger-turned-reporter at the L.A. Times recounts the events leading up to the 1965 Watts race riots in Los Angeles, while also exploring the personal struggles he and his loved ones faced during a tumultuous period in American history.
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A black messenger-turned-reporter at the L.A. Times chronicles the events that sparked the 1965 race riots in Watts, Los Angeles, having been one of the first correspondents to report on the scene, while also delving into his own troubled past.
