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Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC) Papers
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-001
Abstract
This collection is comprised of materials generated by Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC). The Watts Labor Community Action Committee formed in 1965 prior to the Los Angeles (Watts) Riots of 1965 in an effort spearheaded by Ted Watkins, Sr. and supported by local labor unions, most notably, the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW). Their purpose was to create and provide programs and services that serve the needs of the under-served,...
Dates:
1947, 1964-1983, 1985-1988, 1990-1999, 2001-2003, 2005, 2007-2009, 2011, 2014-2015; Majority of material found within 1965-1999
Watts Rebellion Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-010
Abstract
This collection contains material related to the Watts Rebellion, the Watts neighborhood, Los Angeles during 1965, the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and also includes material regarding race, rioting, civil rights, activism, and poverty. A majority of this collection consists of newspaper and magazine articles; and also includes photographs, reports, and other material.
Dates:
1863, 1942-2015; undated
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- African Americans -- Economic conditions 1
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- Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992 1
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- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America 1
- Jones, Michelle 1
- Neighborhood Youth Corps (U.S.) 1
- Pearson, Edward W. 1
- Rockefeller Foundation 1
- Schrade, Paul 1
- Spraggins, Paul 1
- United States. Office of Economic Opportunity 1
- United States. Department of Labor. Manpower Administration 1
- Watkins, Teryl 1
- Watkins, Bernice 1
- Watkins, Ted, Sr., 1922-1993 1
- Watkins, Timothy 1
- Watts Labor Community Action Committee (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1 ∧ less
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