US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
The incident that is credited to starting the 1965 Watts Riot involved Marquette and Ronald Frye who on August 11, 1965 were stopped by a police officer for erratic driving. While being questioned their mother, Rena arrived. At some point an altercation between the police and the three family members ensued which led to the arrest of all three. A crowd that had gathered and were angered by the treatment of the family began throwing bottles at the police. FIGURES IN RIOT CASE-Attorney A. L. Wirin, left, with Mrs. Rena Frye, accused of interfering with officers who arrested her sons, Ronald, center, and Marquette, right. Incident touched off riot.
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b&w negative
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uclalat_1429_b557_230015 ark:/21198/zz0002twqb
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Subject
Legal African Americans--California--Los Angeles People Mothers and sons Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Watts Riot, Los Angeles, Calif., 1965 Frye, Ronald
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