Title: The 1992 Los Angeles riots
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.
Subjects: Rodney King Riots,  Los Angeles, Calif., 1992, Race relations, Racism, Police misconduct, African Americans, Riots, Los angeles (calif.), juvenile literature, Crime, juvenile literature, Los angeles (calif.), race relations, Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992
Places: Los Angeles (Calif.), California, Los Angeles
People: Rodney King (1965-2012)