Race In America, From Watts To Ferguson And Beyond (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Yesterday, the one year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Memorials, protest, and, sadly, gunfire there last night. Tomorrow, the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Watts Riots in Los Angeles. 1965. Thirty-six dead in six days of rioting that scarred 46 square miles of LA. The Watts Riots were the first of many days of rage. Ferguson turned out to be the beginning of a year of new racial tensions and new questions that have turned a hard spotlight on unresolved issues. This hour On Point: Fifty years after Watts, one year after Ferguson – race now in America.
Interview:
https://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/08/10/american-race-ferguson-watts-michael-brown