LOS ANGELES BLACK COMMUNITY PROTEST RIOT BUTTON ISSUED FOLLOWING AUGUST, 1965: "WATTS COOKING / WE WANT WORK" W/ SYMBOLIC FLAMES GRAPHIC.
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Winning Bid:
$70.09
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Bidding Ended:
Monday, May 15, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Monday, May 15, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
Auction:
Session I May 2023 Political
Item Description
1", no maker. Button appeared soon after the riots that turned 46 square miles Los Angeles area into a combat zone for six days. Dr. King spoke in Watts two days after rioting ended with 34 deaths and $40 million property damage, the worst ever in the city until the Rodney King beating protest riots of 1992. NM
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