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Bookmark or Share- Rodney King - WikipediaRodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African-American man who was a victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during his arrest after a high speed pursuit for driving while intoxicated on the I-210.
- Who was Rodney King? His 1991 beating by L.A. police roiled America.Rodney King, the Black motorist whose violent encounter with White Los Angeles police officers after a car chase in 1991 was captured on home video and helped prompt one of the worst race riots...
- The True Story Of Rodney King And The L.A. Riots - All That's InterestingA victim of police brutality whose assailants were acquitted in court, Rodney King found himself at the center of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
- Los Angeles Riots ‑ 1992, Cause & Rodney King - HISTORYThe 1992 Los Angeles riots—also called the Los Angeles uprising—sprung from years of rising tensions between the LAPD and the city’s African Americans, highlighted by the 1991 videotaped beating...
- March 3, 1991: Rodney King beating caught on videoOn March 3, 1991, four police officers were filmed beating taxi driver Rodney King after a pursuit through the streets of Los Angeles. The video shocked the city, and the events that followed...
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