The Watts Riot in 1965 Symbolized

question 155

Multiple Choice

The Watts riot in 1965 symbolized

• A) the still-troubled racial situation in the South.
• B) the rise of the Black Muslim movement in Los Angeles.
• C) a more militant and confrontational phase of the civil rights movement.
• D) the power of Martin Luther King in the black community.
• E) the ineffectiveness of the Voting Rights Act.

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