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FROM THE ARCHIVES

Wattstax, 1972

Read what was written about the Watts Summer Festival and the Wattstax concert by the Los Angeles Times and Rolling Stone magazine. | »

Watts residents

POINT OF VIEW

Watching "Wattstax"

We asked three cultural critics and historians to explore the deeper currents in the music, language, politics, humor and style of "Wattstax" and to reflect on what the film has to tell us today. | »

Wattstax fashions

WATTSTAX RADIO

"A Soulful Expression of the
Living Word"

Listen to highlights from the original soundtrack — including Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers
and the Bar-Kays — and find yourself back in 1972. | »

Isaac Hayes
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