Which of the following may be considered the underlying reason for the Watts race riot of 1965?
a. African Americans resented the fact that they were drafted disproportionately to whites to fight in Vietnam.
b. African Americans were frustrated and angry over their joblessness and lack of opportunity.
c. Radical left-wing instigators incited African Americans to engage in violence.
d. Whites were angry over the expansion of the African American neighborhood of Watts into surroundingwhite neighborhoods.
b
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