The Watts uprising of '65 turned the police into killers... a community into ashes... and a young black journalist into a hero.
A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
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as Ruthana Richardson
DeceasedBorn: December 19, 1924
Died: January 28, 2021
Age at death: 96
as Bob Richardson
AliveBorn: August 25, 1964
Age: 62
Tacoma, Washington, USA
as Mrs. Canfield
DeceasedBorn: October 31, 1941
Died: November 11, 2025
Age at death: 84
as Junius Johnson
DeceasedBorn: January 17, 1931
Died: September 9, 2024
Age at death: 93
as Roxie Turpin
AliveBorn: January 20, 1944
Age: 82
Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
as Bill Thomas
AliveBorn: January 26, 1949
Age: 77
San Francisco, California, USA
as J.T. Turpin
AliveBorn: August 18, 1961
Age: 65
Richmond, California, USA
as Clifford Turpin
AliveBorn: September 30, 1956
Age: 69
Detroit, Michigan, USA
as Lada
AliveBorn: April 28, 1961
Age: 65
USA
as John Riggs
DeceasedBorn: April 13, 1969
Died: February 21, 2002
Age at death: 32
as Art Berman
AliveBorn: August 19, 1956
Age: 70
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
as Reverend Brooks
AliveBorn: April 18, 1937
Age: 89
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
as Mr. Canfield
DeceasedBorn: November 4, 1933
Died: January 10, 2020
Age at death: 86
as Jason (age 12)
AliveBorn: July 20, 1978
Age: 48
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
as Dominique Freeman
AliveBorn: December 10, 1969
Age: 56
Chicago, Illinois, USA
as Florence Blake
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Rachel Freeman
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Reggie Freeman
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Guidance Counselor
AliveBorn: April 28, 1939
Age: 87
New York City, New York, USA
as Jason (age 6)
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Cora
DeceasedBorn: March 23, 1934
Died: June 25, 2013
Age at death: 79
as Winnie (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
AliveBorn: May 31, 1944
Age: 82
Sacramento, California, USA
as Officer Zekanis
AliveBorn: December 7, 1956
Age: 69
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
as Lt. Keyes
AliveBorn: December 5, 1942
Age: 83
Chicago, Illinois, USA
as Spook Hunter
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Elderly Woman
DeceasedBorn: April 4, 1908
Died: November 16, 1996
Age at death: 88