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The 1992 Los Angeles riots (also called the South Central riots, Rodney King riots, or the 1992 Los Angeles uprising) [ 4 ][ 5 ] were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, United States, during April and May 1992. Unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a jury acquitted ...
Reginald Oliver Denny (born 1953) is a former construction truck driver who was pulled from his truck and severely beaten during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. His attackers, a group of black men who came to be known as the " L.A. Four ", targeted Denny because he was white. The attack was captured on video by a news helicopter and broadcast live ...
English. Korean. Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992 is a 2017 American documentary film directed by John Ridley about the decade preceding and including the 1992 Los Angeles riots (also known as the Rodney King riots). It was produced by Lincoln Square Productions, a subsidiary of ABC News, and was released in theaters in Los Angeles and New ...
The city of Los Angeles bought a 10-acre property to bring jobs to Watts after the 1992 riots. Proposed projects came and went, leaving weeds, trash and shanties. After '92 riots, L.A. bought land ...
Ted Soqui photographed the LA Riots in 1992. Thirty years later, he returned to those locations using the same kind of camera and 35mm film. Ted Soqui photographed the LA Riots in 1992. Thirty ...
Read our full coverage of the 30th anniversary of the L.A. riots. ... Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Login / Join ...
West Las Vegas riots. The West Las Vegas riots were sparked on April 29, 1992, after the Rodney King verdict, where all four white LAPD officers were acquitted for the beating of motorist Rodney King in Los Angeles, California. After the Los Angeles riots were sparked, Black residents of West Las Vegas started to loot and burned several stores.
If the Rodney King trial verdict proved an agonizing event for the Black community, the riots that began on April 29, 1992, were equally so for Korean Americans.