The 1992 Los Angeles riots

On April 29, 1992, when a white jury acquitted four white Los Angeles police officers of using excessive force in the beating of African American Rodney King, South Los Angeles erupted in violence. Here, a variety of journalists, historians, sociologists, psychologists, and citizens speaking for various communities discuss the events that sparked the riots, the conditions that fueled the rage, and the aftermath of five days of wanton destruction that shocked the nation.

Year

2014

Language

English

Series

Perspectives on modern world history

Publisher

Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning

Editions

1

Pages

184

ISBN

9780737770087

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