1992 Los Angeles riots
The 1992 Los Angeles riots, also called Rodney King uprising or Rodney King riots, started on April 29, 1992 when a jury set four white policemen free. The jury was mostly Caucasian.[1] The policemen had beaten up African-American motorist Rodney King badly and filmed this, after he fled from police. Thousands of people in Los Angeles, mostly African American and Hispanic, rioted. In all, 63 people were killed in the riots.[2]
1992 Los Angeles Riots Media
- LA Riots - aftermath (159598182).jpg
LA Riots - aftermath (159598182)
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South Central Los Angeles, where much of the rioting took place
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Looking northeast from the southwestern corner of Florence and Normandie, in March 2010
National Guard soldiers patrolling the streets
Smoke over the city from a distance
People looting a clothing store
Burned buildings in Los Angeles
Remains of a burned building
References
- ↑ "Los Angeles Policemen Acquitted In Taped Beating". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0429.html. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- ↑ "Baltimore riots and the long shadow of 1992 Los Angeles". Los Angeles Times. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
