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Consisting entirely of archival footage, the documentary chronicles the 1992 Los Angeles riots after 25 years have passed. [7]It includes film and video from the 1965 Watts Riots, the 1973 election of Tom Bradley, the 1978 promotion of Daryl Gates, the shooting of Latasha Harlins, the Rodney King videotape and the subsequent riots and violence that erupted after the acquittal of the officers ...
The 1992 Los Angeles riots (also called the South Central riots, Rodney King riots, or the 1992 Los Angeles uprising) [5] [6] were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, United States, during April and May 1992.
Co-starring Tyrese Gibson and Ray Liotta, Ariel Vromen's low-grade crime movie lunges for unearned sociopolitical depth by using the L.A. riots as set dressing.
The outrage resulting from the acquittal of these police officers was the principal cause of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. [1] Born in 1953 in Lansing, Michigan, [2] [1] Reginald Oliver Denny was a 39-year-old truck driver at the time of the attack. [3] His parents moved to Sylmar, Los Angeles, when he was a child. [4]
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As attorney general in 1992, Barr was involved in the decision to call in active duty troops. The mobilization didn’t turn out as planned.
1992 Los Angeles riots in popular culture; R. The Riot Within; Rooftop Koreans; S. Sister Souljah moment; Spin (1995 film) W. We Shall Be Free; West Las Vegas riots ...
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