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Source: NPR "All Things Considered"

Roundup

8-11-05

Coming out of Watts, moving ahead (4min)

Saturday is the 40th anniversary of the Watts riots that destroyed whole blocks of a Los Angeles neighborhood. Commentator Askia Muhammad grew up in Watts, and was in college in Los Angeles 40 years ago.

Read entire article at NPR "All Things Considered"