Slauson Village, Black Guerrilla Family and Revolutionary: Walter Watson


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Nov 06 2020 132 mins   15
On episode 6, Alex Alonso travels to Bryan, Texas to meet up with Walter Watson, who grew up in South Los Angeles and became a member of Slauson Village, one of the most know Black gangs during the 1950s and 60s. After witnessing the Watts Riots of 1965 he is sent to prison, where he becomes involved in the revolutionary prison movement meeting people like Hugo "Yogi" Pinnell, Ruchell Magee and George Jackson. After prison guards killed three black inmates in January of 1970, WL Nolan, Cleveland Edwards and Alvin Miller, it kicked off a chain of events that would see several people killed including a shootout at San Marin Court House, the killing of prison guards John Mills and William Shull, then a huge prison riot in San Quentin Prison by George Jackson where he would die. Walter Watson was charged in the murder in William Shull with 6 other inmates known as the Soledad 7. He also became a member of the Black Guerrilla Family, a prison gang. Video portions of this interview: https://bit.ly/3p1gsRk Email Alex Alonso: https://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonso Mailing Address: Street TV 1976 S. LaCienega Blvd, #351 Los Angeles, CA 90034 Web1: http://www.streettv.net Web 2: http://www.streetgangs.com Merch: http://www.streetgangs.com/store Phone: 323.68one.997nine