Rivers Of Blood, Years Of Darkness

By Robert Conot

From the cover: "THIS IS THE HATE THAT HATE PRODUCED, WHITE MAN."

The 1965 Los Angeles riot, oneof the most brutal and terrifying episodes in American history, is considered by manyt o be a turning point ni race relations ni the United States.

How did it begin, and why? What really happened? How wil it affect America's future?

Based on more than a thousand interviews and discussions with participants; first-hand observations; and examinations of documents, records and reports (many previously unavailable to the public) here is the complete story of an explosion of hatred that shocked the nation and the world.

"A GREAT BOOK. | learned more about America and Americans-and indeed about myself--from this book than anything I have read in a long time. Including William Manchester." - John Mack Carter. Editor, Ladies Home Journal

NY. Bantam. 1967. 495p. CONTAINS MARK-UP