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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.
However, the sentence was suspended, and she was instead placed on five years' probation with 400 hours of community service and payment of $500 restitution, as well as Harlins' funeral costs. [4] [5] The sentencing was widely regarded as extremely light, with a failed appeal reportedly contributing to the 1992 Los Angeles riots. [6]
The Los Angeles Police Department shared footage of a mob of looters running in and out of a boarded-up Nike store carrying merchandise and throwing it into cars parked outside the store about ...
The Black-Korean conflict was an enduring storyline during the violence that erupted in 1992 after four Los Angeles police officers were acquitted in the beating of Rodney King. It was a palatable ...
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots on April 29, Korean American and Black community leaders are planning a series of unity events to
1992 Los Angeles riots (20 P) R. Riots and protests at UC Berkeley (8 P) ... Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871; Compton's Cafeteria riot; E. El Cajon Boulevard ...
As columns of smoke from torched liquor stores thinned and broken glass was swept away, Angela Oh remembered suddenly finding herself in the spotlight.
In Minneapolis–Saint Paul alone, the immediate aftermath of Floyd's murder was the second-most destructive period of local unrest in United States history, after the 1992 Los Angeles riots. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] Over a three night period, the cities experienced two deaths, [ 39 ] [ 40 ] 617 arrests, [ 8 ] [ 38 ] and upwards of $500 million in ...