The city of LA was originally found by 44 African and Indigenous people working for Spain. It was founded as a city in 1781. South LA originally had a very diverse population, but that changed over time. By the time of the Watts Riots of 1965, Watts was mostly black. The Watts Riots began when Marquette Frye was pulled over for reckless driving. This resulted in 34 deaths. It also led to most of the white population leaving south LA and the areas around it. After the Watts Riots, the Civil Rights Movement had a huge effect on South LA. Gangs that had first formed to protect against white terrorism, completely stopped as people joined the Movement. Many gang members joined organizations such as the Black Panthers and the Brown Berets. Later, Tookie Williams and Raymond Washington started the Crips on Western and Imperial Hwy. Around the same time, the 18th St. gang, a Latino group, was also beginning. Soon after, the Crack Epidemic started. Crack cocaine tore apart the community and led to an increase in crime and homicides. The movie Innocent Voices shows why families would want to come to the U.S though. The anger that came from the crack epidemic and the struggle of immigration, along with police brutality led to the LA Riots of 1992. In 1991, Rodney King was filmed being beaten by the police. Two weeks later, Latasha Harlins, a young teenager, was shot at a liquor store while buying orange juice by the sa

Osama Bin Laden was born as a prince in Saudi Arabia. He came from a very rich family.  In the 1980s,  he became involved in a war in Afghanistan. He went to go fight as a  soldier against Russia, on the side that was supported by the U.S. After this war, he disliked the role of the U.S. and helped to form al-Qaaeda- a group of people that wanted to fight against the Un 

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