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To Be Somebody at Wattstax by Gregory Esparza + Lindsay Hughes interview
The uplifting poem, “I Am Somebody” written by Reverend William Holmes Borders Sr. in 1943 could place in the minds of his congregation...
Watts72
May 16, 2019
24 min read
The Conditions That Led to Riots, Black Nationalism, and Wattstax by Christian Turner-Smith
Why did the uprising occur? High levels of unemployment and police brutality within African American communities led to the build up of...
Watts72
May 16, 2019
4 min read
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