For Bloods, Crips, scholars, story-lovers, and more, William J. Aceves, law professor at California Western School of Law in San Diego, describes How four gangs in Watts brokered a historic peace treaty just days before the L.A. rebellion over the Rodney King verdict. That is, a treaty modeled after the 1949 Armistice agreement between Egypt and Israel! Which itself was largely organized by Ralph Bunche, an alum of Thomas Jefferson High School, the fourth oldest high school in Los Angeles. Aceves also chats with us about his article on amending the 1790 U.S. Constitution for its racist legacy, and even shouts out none other than Tommy’s Burgers on Beverly and Rampart; an instant classic convo all-around.
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