How the L.A. Times covered the 1965 Watts Riots
From the archives The View From Watts: A seven-part Times series from 1965
This series ran from Oct. 10 to 17, 1965. Included here are the seven parts — organized by the full-page view, then the full-text view, in order of how they ran. Page 4 contains a note from the editor of The Times, Nick B. Williams in 1965, explaining the series. Page 28 is an editorial, headlined “Watts: A Time for Action.” Page 29 contains letters from Times readers about the series.
Sources: Los Angeles Times archive