The documentary returns to theaters this month alongside the release of a new box set. It's a chance to consider what it captures (and doesn't) about music, race and justice in the 1970s and today.
The documentary returns to theaters this month alongside the release of a new box set. It's a chance to consider what it captures (and doesn't) about music, race and justice in the 1970s and today.
The documentary, itself a time capsule of a city in flux, captures the Watts Summer Festival concert hosted by Stax Records at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Aug. 20, 1972.
50 years later, the celebrations and contradictions of Wattstax still resonate wprl.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wprl.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
50 years later, the celebrations and contradictions of Wattstax still resonate kanw.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kanw.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.