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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.
Apr 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 beating of...
Apr 26, 2017 · This week 25 years ago, policemen were acquitted in the savage beating of African-American Rodney King. Five days of riots, arson and looting ensued, fueled by deep-rooted tensions that persist...
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.
Jan 27, 2023 · Rodney King, the Black motorist whose violent encounter with White Los Angeles police officers after a car chase in 1991 was captured on home video and helped prompt one of the worst race riots...
Mar 5, 2021 · In March 1991, black motorist Rodney King was beaten by white police officers in Los Angeles - and it was caught on camera. The trial and subsequent acquittal of the officers involved sparked...
Jun 17, 2012 · LOS ANGELES — Rodney King, whose beating by Los Angeles police helped spark the 1992 L.A. riots, died Sunday at his home in Rialto, Calif. He was 47. Mr. King became a symbol for police...
Jun 18, 2012 · Mr. King, whose 1991 videotaped beating by the Los Angeles police became a symbol of racial tensions and led to deadly race riots after the officers were acquitted, was found dead at 47.
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.
Mar 5, 2021 · In March 1991, black motorist Rodney King was beaten by white police officers in Los Angeles - and it was caught on camera. The trial and subsequent acquittal of the officers involved sparked...
