Lavarn Young, 81, reads her bible in the living room of her home as framed photos of herself, far left, and relatives adorn a wall Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Young, who moved to Watts from Texas in 1946, said she's seen a lot of good change since the 1965 rebellion.
Lavarn Young, 81, reads her bible in the living room of her home as framed photos of herself, far left, and relatives adorn a wall Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Young, who moved to Watts from Texas in 1946, said she’s seen a lot of good change since the 1965 rebellion. But she said gangs had made the neighborhood more dangerous than it was a half century ago. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)