Remembering the horrific #WattsRiots 50 years later. Sparked by a violent traffic stop and escalating racial tension, the riots took place in Los Angeles, California on Aug. 11, 1965 and lasted 5 days, killed 34 people, and injured over 1,000. More: http://on.msnbc.com/1HEeGqu | MS NOW

In the summer of 1965, riots broke out in the Watts neighborhood of southern Los Angeles. In 1966, LIFE magazine revisited the site expecting to see what had been reported as the home of ‘fearsome street gangs’, turned into a fashion shoot for dapper style. Photos courtesy of LIFEMagazine #watts #losangeles | The Unapologetic Black Man