L.A. Riots: 20 Years Later

L.A. Riots: 20 Years Later

Looking back at the Los Angeles Riots of 1992

The 1992 Los Angeles Riots Remembered

This March 3, 1991 image taken from video by George Holliday in Los Angeles shows the Rodney King beating. Former Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates was resigned in the wake of 1992 rioting.

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The 1992 Los Angeles Riots Remembered

The 1992 Los Angeles Riots were sparked on April 29, 1992, when a jury acquitted four Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the videotaped beating of Rodney King following a high-speed pursuit.

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