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Rodney 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.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about Rodney King, the African American who was beaten by LAPD officers in 1991 and sparked the L.A. riots. Find out his famous quote, his forgiveness, his struggles and his death.
Jun 18, 2012 · Rodney King, whose video-taped beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 sparked a national dialogue on race relations, died in 2012. Learn about his complicated life, his memoir, his addiction struggles and his final days.
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Mar 3, 2021 · Rodney King in Los Angeles, 2012. Photograph: Matt Sayles/AP “LAPD is still corrupt and violent and brutal,” said Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter LA.
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Apr 18, 2017 · David Butow/Corbis via Getty Images. 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 ...
Danetta King (divorced) Partner. Cynthia Kelly (fiancée) Children. 3 daughters. Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 - June 17, 2012) [1] was an African-American man who was beat up by police officers on camera in 1991. When a jury did not find the officers guilty of beating him up, large riots started in Los Angeles, California.
