1992 Los Angeles riots - Wikipedia
WEBThe 1992 Los Angeles riots (also called the South Central riots, Rodney King riots or the 1992 Los Angeles uprising) [4][5] were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, United States, during April and May 1992.
Los Angeles Riots ‑ 1992, Cause & Rodney King - HISTORY
WEBApr 18, 2017 · The 1992 Los Angeles riots—also called the Los Angeles uprising—sprung from years of rising tensions between the LAPD and the city’s African Americans, highlighted by the 1991 videotaped...
LA Riots Timeline of Events: Rodney King Verdict and Aftermath – …
WEBApr 28, 2022 · Thirty years ago this week, widespread violence erupted in Los Angeles in the aftermath of the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the videotaped beating of...
Rodney King and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots Fast Facts | CNN
WEBSep 18, 2013 · March 3, 1991 - Rodney King is beaten by LAPD officers after King leads police on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles County. George Holliday videotapes the beating from his apartment...
When LA Erupted In Anger: A Look Back At The Rodney King Riots
WEBApr 26, 2017 · Twenty-five years ago this week, four Los Angeles policemen — three of them white — were acquitted of the savage beating of Rodney King, an African-American man. Caught on camera by a...
Rodney King - Wikipedia
WEBRodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African-American man who was a victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during his arrest after a high speed pursuit for driving while intoxicated on the I-210.
Los Angeles Riots of 1992 | Summary, Deaths, & Facts
WEBAug 21, 2024 · These suspicions seemed to be confirmed by a videotape shot on March 3, 1991, by a man who watched police officers brutally beat Rodney King, an African American motorist who had been pulled over for speeding after an eight-mile chase.
Full coverage: 30 years since the 1992 L.A. riots - Los Angeles Times
WEBApr 27, 2022 · Thirty years ago, the police officers who beat Rodney King were acquitted, and L.A. burned. Today, a Mexican American family still grieves for their father, shot dead in his car after running...
30 Years Later, the Rodney King Beating Remains a ... - NBC Los Angeles
WEBMar 3, 2021 · Rodney King sits down with NBC4’s Colleen Williams to discuss the 20 year anniversary of the LA Riots, which aired on NBC4’s News at 11 p.m. on April 27, 2012.
The LA Riots, 30 years later - NPR
WEBApr 30, 2022 · Rodney King, the Los Angeles motorist whose beating by police was captured on videotape, in Beverly Hills, speaks during a press conference, where he calls for the end of violence in the city...
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