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Mar 3, 2021 · On 3 March 1991, just after midnight, 25-year-old Rodney King was pulled over, and four white LAPD officers brutally kicked and beat him on the pavement. The officers struck King 56 times with...
Injuries. 2,383. Arrested. 12,111 [2] [3] Damage. $1 billion. The 1992 Los Angeles riots (also called the 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.
Apr 28, 2022 · Rodney King. 1992 LA Riots Timeline: Key Events Before and After the Rodney King Verdict. Here is a look at key events before and after the April 29, 1992 criminal case acquittal of four...
Jun 18, 2012 · Rodney King, whose video-taped beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 launched a public dialogue about race relations in the United States, died Sunday at age 47. Jeffrey Brown, Patt Morrison of...
Mar 5, 2021 · Rodney King trial: Sketches reveal drama from court. 5 March 2021. Mary Chaney Family Trust / Prints and Photographs. In March 1991, black motorist Rodney King was beaten by white police...
Mar 3, 2016 · I t was 25 years ago, on March 3, 1991, that four white Los Angeles police officers brutally beat Rodney King, an unarmed black man. In 81 seconds of video footage captured on a bystander’s...
Apr 29, 2022 · Apr 29, 2022 6:35 PM EDT. By — Stephanie Sy. By — Lena I. Jackson. Leave your feedback. Transcript Audio. Thirty years ago on Friday, parts of Los Angeles erupted in unrest after a jury acquitted...
