Wattstax Event hoodie reprint

Size 2xl XXL

Drawstring and kangaroo pocket

Black with Wattstax logo and black power fist

LA Coliseum 1972 event

Good preowned condition

Approximate measurements laying flat

Pit to pit 28.5

Sleeve length 22.5

Total length 28.5

Along waistband 20 (very stretchy)

Description of event

Touted as the “Black Woodstock”, Wattstax brought in over 100,000 local attendees and celebrated African American culture, unity and pride within the community, which at the time was recovering from the violent Watts riots that had taken place six years earlier.

Performers at event

The Staple Singers

Richard Pryor

Carla Thomas

Rufus Thomas

Luther Ingram

Kim Weston

Johnnie Taylor

The Bar-Kays

Isaac Hayes

Albert King