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Feb 14, 2024 · King, Rodney, 1965-2012, Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992, Racism -- California -- Los Angeles, Police misconduct -- California -- Los Angeles, African Americans -- California -- Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations Publisher Detroit : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning Collection
Aug 14, 2021 · The 1992 Los Angeles Riots: The History of the Civil Disturbances across LA after the Beating of Rodney King examines the conditions and events that led to the riots, the damage done, and the aftermath. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the LA riots like never before.
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Apr 14, 2014 · This essential volume gives readers a strong background on the events leading up to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Essays also present the controversies related to the event, including whether...
Aug 13, 2021 · The book notes previous riots that had taken place including the Watts riot. It then moves on to what led to this particular riot when Rodney King and two friends were drunk and Rodney was driving the car as they were planning to get some more alcohol.
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Jan 1, 1994 · The Los Angeles riots in spring 1992 were among the most violent and destructive events in twentieth-century urban America. This book addresses three questions: What were the causes of the riots, what actually took place, and what are the consequences and meaning of the riots for U.S. cities?
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Jun 12, 2019 · The Los Angeles riots in the Spring of 1992 were among the most violent and destructive events in twentieth-century urban America. This collection of original essays by leading urban experts...
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The 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.
