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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 147 

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 27, 2017 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. HARRIS) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los 

Angeles civil unrest. 

Whereas Saturday, April 29, 2017, marks the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest; 

Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest is also referred 

to as the 1992 Los Angeles riots, the South Central riots, 

the Rodney King riots, the Los Angeles uprising, the 

1992 Los Angeles civil disturbance, and ‘‘Sa-I-Gu’’, 

which means April 29 in Korean; 

Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest began in South 

Central Los Angeles, California, following the acquittal of 

4 Los Angeles Police Department officers who were 

charged with using excessive force against an AfricanAmerican taxi driver named Rodney King; 


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Whereas the acquittal immediately resulted in the formation 

of large crowds and a public outcry over concerns of racial injustice and police brutality, which soon led to civil 

unrest at the intersection of Florence Avenue and 

Normandie Avenue in Los Angeles and continued 

throughout Los Angeles; 

Whereas, during the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest, more 

than 60 individuals lost their lives amid the looting and 

fires, more than 2,000 individuals suffered injuries, and 

more than 11,000 individuals were arrested; 

Whereas more than $1,000,000,000 of property damage was 

incurred during the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest, with 

approximately 3,600 fires set and destruction to over 

1,100 buildings throughout Los Angeles; 

Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest continued for a 

total of 6 days, during which the unrest spread through 

multiple neighborhoods, including Koreatown, Inglewood, 

Hawthorne, Lynwood, Compton, and Long Beach; 

Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest ended following 

the deployment of thousands of United States Armed 

Forces personnel; 

Whereas, on May 2, 1992, an estimated 30,000 individuals 

gathered in a peace march in Koreatown during the 1992 

Los Angeles civil unrest, calling for healing and supporting merchants in Koreatown whose businesses were 

decimated; and 

Whereas, on April 29, 2017, local leaders, business owners, 

and individuals in the African-American, Latino, and Korean-American communities will join together to remember the lives lost during the 1992 Los Angeles civil unVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Apr 27, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR147.IS SR147

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rest and to discuss continued work to promote unity in 

Los Angeles: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes and offers condolences to all who 

3 lost their lives, suffered injuries, and suffered losses 

4 to their businesses and property during the 1992 

5 Los Angeles civil unrest; 

6 (2) recognizes and commends the communities 

7 throughout Los Angeles for the work done to bring 

8 different constituencies together to recover and re9 build Los Angeles, improve police oversight, and 

10 continue the momentum for change gained in the en11 suing months and years following the 1992 Los An12 geles civil unrest; and 

13 (3) expresses hope that the memory of the 1992 

14 Los Angeles civil unrest will promote greater dia15 logue, civility, and unity among all of the commu16 nities throughout Los Angeles. 

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