- Over 51 people killed
- 2383 people arrested
- over 700 businesses burned
- estimated $1 billion property damages
Now, I do not want to talk about the riots. I'll leave some links that you can check out. I want to talk to about how this incident personally affected me. You see, there were riots all over the country, including Washington state. I was in my senior year of high school at this time. I had landed my first ever role in a play. I had worked so hard and given up so much for that. And I was getting to be in it with the guy I liked at the time. No, there were no romantic scenes, but I was still in it with him. It was a murder mystery, and I was the secretary in love with her boss who was supposedly killed (but really was not). The guy I liked was the detective. We were scheduled to open on Friday night (this was the evening of the riots). I got the phone call that said it had been cancelled due to the riots. I was absolutely horrified! I had worked so hard, and now no play! I was scheduled to go on opening night. The other girl playing the part was to go on Saturday.
Saturday arrived, and we were to go ahead with the play. I am grateful to Uzuri Hilliard (I probably misspelled her name, but I have never forgotten her) for letting me go on during our new opening night of Saturday. I messed up a lot, I admit. I forgot lines. I know that having the Friday off unexpectedly got me out of the rhythm of the show. I would never have messed up like otherwise. But no one really knew.
For more information on the riots, check out:
Wow! I remember that! I like This Day in History posts!
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