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The 1992 Los Angeles riots (also called the South Central riots, Rodney King riots or the 1992 Los Angeles uprising) were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, United States, during April and May 1992.
Apr 18, 2017 · Learn about the 1992 Los Angeles riots, also called the Los Angeles uprising, that erupted after four LAPD officers were acquitted of beating Rodney King, a Black motorist. Find out the causes, events, consequences and aftermath of the six-day violence that left 63 people dead and caused $1 billion in damage.
Apr 22, 2024 · Los Angeles Riots of 1992, major outbreak of violence, looting, and arson in Los Angeles that began on April 29, 1992, in response to the acquittal of four white Los Angeles policemen on all but one charge (on which the jury was deadlocked) connected with the severe beating of an African American motorist in March 1991.
Apr 28, 2022 · A look at the key events that led to the 1992 LA riots, from the videotaped beating of Rodney King by four white LAPD officers to the acquittal of the officers and the violent aftermath. See photos, videos and details of the riots that killed more than 60 people and caused $1 billion in damage.
- Jonathan Lloyd
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Sep 18, 2013 · The riots over five days in the spring of 1992 left more than 50 people dead, and more than 2,000 injured. The rioting destroyed or damaged over 1,000 buildings in the Los Angeles area.
Apr 28, 2022 · In 1992, Héctor Tobar was a young reporter at The Los Angeles Times when the city erupted in violence. What really happened — and what didn’t?
Apr 28, 2012 · The Los Angeles riots erupted on 29 April 1992 after four white police officers were acquitted over the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King. Anger led to days of looting and...
