The 1992 Los Angeles riots
By: Louise I. Gerdes, book editor
Series: Perspectives on modern world history
Publisher: Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780737770087
Subjects: Rodney King Riots,  Los Angeles, Calif., 1992; Race relations; Racism; Police misconduct; African Americans
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.