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Watts and Charles Mingus

Released Monday, 6th May 2019
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Watts and Charles Mingus

Watts and Charles Mingus

Watts and Charles Mingus

Watts and Charles Mingus

Monday, 6th May 2019
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This week, we cover the history of Watts, a neighborhood in South Central L.A. and one of its most famous musicians, Charles Mingus. Mingus grew  up in the shadow of the  Watts  Towers and played at some of Central Avenue's most notorious Jazz clubs. We discuss how Watts went from a ranch community in the early 1900's, to a working class African-American neighborhood in the  40's and how this  community ended up rioting or revolting depending on which side of the trenches you were on in August of 1965. 

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