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The five days of violence left 34 dead, 1,032 injured, nearly 4,000 arrested, and $40 million worth of property destroyed. The Watts riot was the worst urban riot in 20 years and foreshadowed the many rebellions to occur in ensuing years during the 1967 Detroit Riots, the Newark Riots, and other violence. Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness.
What do you think they have in common with the Watts riots of 1965? In a post on the Economix blog during the protests in Egypt this past February, Edward L. Glaeser lists examples of political uprisings throughout history, including the Watts riots, and concludes that one thing they have in common is that they all originated in urban areas.