Early LA History
Who were the original Indigenous people of the LA area?
Tongva
What finally displaced many Sugar Hill residents by the mid-1900s?
The creation of the 10 freeway
What did Executive Order 8802 ban in U.S. defense industries?
Discrimination in hiring
Which riot targeted Mexican American youth?
Zoot Suit Riots
What was Sugar Hill in LA?
A wealthy Black neighborhood in West Adams
Where did Black migrants settle in LA during the Great Migration?
South Central and Watts
What practice denied Black families loans to buy homes in many LA neighborhoods?
Redlining
How did World War II change Los Angeles’s economy?
Changed it to a major defense industry hub
Martin Luther King Jr. said the Watts riot’s root cause was:
Poverty
The Black Power Movement emphasized:
Racial pride, self-defense, and economic control
What music was South Central mostly known for during the 1930s-50s?
Jazz
Why did Black folks move to LA during the Great Migration?
In search of jobs and safer lifestyles
What is Cancer Alley in Louisiana?
Concentration of chemical plants near Black communities
The 1992 LA Riots were triggered by:
Acquittal of officers filmed beating Rodney King
The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 by:
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
Spanish colonizers first arrived in LA in which century?
1700s
What were racial covenants?
Clauses in the deeds of houses that ensured only white people could own them
What was one purpose of wartime propaganda on the home front?
To convince Americans to work in factories, ration food, or buy war bonds
Why is it important to understand tensions between Black and Korean communities during the riots?
To see how both suffered under the same unfair system
One famous Black Panther community program was:
Free medical clinics
In the 1800s, LA was primarily what kind of town?
Farming and Ranching
Which Supreme Court case made racial covenants unenforceable?
Shelley v. Kraemer
What is Environmental Racism?
Placing more environmental hazards in communities of color
In what year did the Zoot Suit Riots occur?
1943
Which FBI program targeted the Black Panthers to undermine their work?
COINTELPRO