FTV 477: Watts Rebellion 50th Anniversary
This week on From the Vault we commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Watts Rebellion by featuring a documentary titled The Fire This Time, which draws from Pacifica Radio’s coverage of the events as they unfolded, including actuality from events in the streets, community leaders, educators, residents, aid workers, police, radio commentaries and listener call-ins. The Fire This Time was produced by Trevor Thomas.
From the Vault is presented as part of the Pacifica Radio Archives Preservation and Access Project, funded in part by an award from the GRAMMY Foundation and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at the National Archives and Records Administration, and past grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ford Foundation, and the American Archive funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, along with the generous support of Pacifica Radio Listeners. We also thank our partners and collaborators at the Pop-Up Archive, Amara, Other Minds Archives, George Blood Audio, and the California Audio Visual Preservation Project.
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