Eula Mae Love, a 39-year-old African-American mother and widow, tragically lost her life on January 3, 1979, in the front yard of her home in the West Athens area of South Los Angeles, California. The incident began when a utility worker from the Southern California Gas Company arrived at her home to shut off her gas service due to an overdue bill of $66. Love, who was already under significant financial strain following the death of her husband six months earlier, reacted with distress. She att
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