A crowd of 5,000 has gathered to hear Senator Kennedy at the Watts Writers' Workshop on March 26, 1968. The creative workshop rose from the ashes of the 1965 Watts Riots. Kennedy proclaimed he wanted "violence and hatred replaced by jobs. I want bitterness replaced in this county." Seen on stage with Kennedy are Councilman Billy Mills (left of Kennedy) and Senator Mervyn Dymally (right of Kennedy).
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Kennedy, Robert F.,--1925-1968 Mills, Billy G Dymally, Mervyn M.,--1926-2012 Legislators--United States City council members--California--Los Angeles Political campaigns--California--Los Angeles Public speaking--California--Los Angeles Podiums--California--Los Angeles Microphones Motion picture cameras Men--California--Los Angeles Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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