The dramatic Watts Riots in August 1965 spoke to what specific underlying social turmoil? Black Americans across the United States agitated for greater political representation in local, state, and federal governments. Black Americans responded with violence to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Black working-class families faced persistent,police discrimination and residential segregation in Lo s Angeles, which restricted their access to educational and economic opportunities. Urban decay in Detroit led to an increase in poverty, crime, and imprisonment for the city's minority residents.

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The dramatic Watts Riots in August 1965 spoke to what specific underlying social turmoil? Black Americans across the United States agitated for greater political representation in local, state, and federal governments. Black Americans responded with violence to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Black working-class families faced persistent,police discrimination and residential segregation in Lo s Angeles, which restricted their access to educational and economic opportunities. Urban decay in Detroit led to an increase in poverty, crime, and imprisonment for the city's minority residents.

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The Watts Riots, which took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles in August 1965, were the result of various social pressures, marking a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement in America. Specifically, they were incited by perceived racial injustice, such as police discrimination, exclusion from mainstream society, residential segregation, and limited access to quality education and well-paying jobs. Each option represents a form of racial tension/turmoil during the time surrounding the 1960s; however, it is clear that one option accurately relates it to the specific social conditions which triggered the Watts Riots.

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