Watt Riots of 1965 “The Watts Riots were a turning point that moved the civil rights movement away from the nonviolent protests that Dr. King used to initiate the creative tension that could lead to solutions. » (The Road to Civil Rights). These riots marked the end of non-violent demonstrations. The Watt Riot was known as the costliest and largest rebellion of the civil rights era. It was said to be a rebellion against long-standing unemployment, poor housing and inadequate education. The civil rights movement was uniting whites and blacks into one community, but for some, it wasn't moving fast enough. The riots caused costly damage and multiple disagreements, making the search for solutions more complicated. Throughout this essay, the history, effectiveness, achievements, and results of greater justice and social change of the Watt Riots will be discussed. The Watt Riots took place in 1965 in Los Angeles, the day after Congress passed the Voting Rights Act. This is ironic because the Voting Rights Act made it easier for southern blacks to register to vote, simply bringing more rights to blacks. The riot lasted five days and cost over forty million dollars due to all the property damage. The riot began when a young African-American woman, Marquette Frye, was arrested by Lee Minikus, a white patrolman, on suspicion of drunk driving. As people gathered around the scene, Frye's mother approached with another woman. The crowd thought the second woman was pregnant. The cop kicked the pregnant woman in the stomach, and that was the beginning... in the middle of the newspaper... among the races that had been going on for so long, and the civil rights movement was a big one asset to unite blacks and whites. But it was during the civil rights movement that the Watt Riot of 1965 took place. This riot was something that was building up, and it included frustration with overpopulation, high unemployment, poverty, and bad schools. These are not just cases that can be solved in the blink of an eye, but situations that can all be solved. Johnson and Martin Luther King had a major impact on the reunification of blacks and whites. It was affirmative action, the Poor People's Campaign and the end of segregation in schools that marked a major step in the end of the civil rights movement. The Watt riot occurred at the end of the movement, which posed a major problem and action was taken more quickly..