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L.A. Riots

By Justin Farrar. L.A. Riots. What are the L.A. Riots?. Began on April 29, 1992 Civil rights riots that took place in 1992,over the span of just five days, where many people died and much more were injured. More Details on the Riots.

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L.A. Riots

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  1. By Justin Farrar L.A. Riots

  2. What are the L.A. Riots? • Began on April 29, 1992 • Civil rights riots that took place in 1992,over the span of just five days, where many people died and much more were injured.

  3. More Details on the Riots • More than 60 people died amid the looting and fires during the Los Angeles riots that spread throughout the city over five days starting April 29, 1992. Ten were shot to death by law enforcement officials. • Forty-four people died in other homicides or incidents tied to the rioting. By year’s end, Los Angeles had 1,096 homicides, a record. 1992 remains L.A.'s deadliest year. The exact number of people who died in the riots is open to debate, but The Times confirmed 63 victims.

  4. Causes • The Los Angeles riots were an immediate reaction to the acquittal of police officers on trial for the brutal beating of Rodney King, an African American arrested for speeding on a high way.

  5. Pictures and Video Rodney King Beating Short description and documentary with interview of Rodney King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjZysVHLA2Y Cartoon/Video depicting the police force’s relentlessness and carelessness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdjQWuEiD68 http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/18/5-ways-the-rodney-king-beating-and-la-riots-changed-america/

  6. Statistics of L.A. Crime It can be seen from this graph that homicide and unemployment peaked in 1992, when the riots occurred.

  7. Political Cartoons

  8. A Battalion Commander’s Perspective (Primary Text) • “The Los Angeles riots or 1992 were unquestionably the most costly civil disturbance in 20th century U.S. History with 58 deaths and property damage estimated in excess of $800 million. The operating procedures followed by the 3rd Battalion, 160th Infantry and other units, both National Guard and Active Army, were not riot control. The techniques used were actually those of combat operations, or more precisely, military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT). South Central L.A. is a war zone, even under normal conditions. In 1991 there were 771 gang-related murders in the area. The gangs had large weapon caches, including many automatic weapons, and they showed little reluctance to use their firepower.”

  9. Effects of the L.A. Riots • It introduced a symbol of civil rights • Christopher Commission, an independent group, was established to conduct an unprecedented investigation and examination of the Los Angeles Police Department • Race conversation moves beyond black and white

  10. Sources • http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/18/5-ways-the-rodney-king-beating-and-la-riots-changed-america/ • http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/18/5-ways-the-rodney-king-beating-and-la-riots-changed-america/ • http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/homicidereport/2007/10/murder-and-the-.html • http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/los-angeles-riots-remember-the-63-people-who-died-.html

  11. Photo Sources • http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/homicidereport/2007/10/murder-and-the-.html • http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/la-riots.htm?mediatype=Image • http://www.eurweb.com/2012/06/la-riots-ignited-a-generation-of-young-activists/ • http://www.cleveland.com/darcy/index.ssf/2012/06/rodney_kings_and_trayvons_epit.html • http://rall.com/comic/rodney-king-rip • http://lovable-liberal.blogspot.com/2010_12_01_archive.html

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