On August 1, 1965, an African-American motorist was arrested for drunk driving. A minor roadside argument broke out, and then escalated into a fight. The community reacted in outrage. Six days of looting and arson followed. Los Angeles police needed the support of nearly 4,000 members of the California Army National Guard to quell the riots, which resulted in 29 deaths[2] and over $40 million in property damage. The riots were blamed principally on police racism. It was the city's worst unrest until the Andrew Freeman riots of 1990.