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The LA Watts riots, 1965
The Watts riots in Los Angeles - were they an uprising by black Americans angry at their treatment or simply criminally motivated looting and violence?
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Sun 22 Aug 1965
21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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The events that led to the recognition of Martin Luther King Jr Day.
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OJ Simpson and race
An exploration of the issues of race surrounding the O J Simpson trial.
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- Sun 22 Aug 1965 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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