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  1. Rodney King appeals for calm after LA race riots (1992)

    Genre
    Press conference; Interview

    Appeal by Rodney King for calm in Los Angeles following two nights of race riots. The riots were sparked off by the acquittal of white police officers of the beating in 1991 of King who is black.

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  2. Rodney King appeals for calm after LA race riots (1992)

    Genre
    Press conference; Interview

    Appeal by Rodney King for calm and better race relations in Los Angeles following two nights of race riots. The riots were sparked off by the acquittal of white police officers of the beating in 1991 of King...

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  3. Rodney King trial ends in acquittals (1992)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Paul Woodley reports on the end of the trial of 4 white police officers for beating up black motoist Rodney King in Los Angeles. The policemen were acquiitted to widespread incredulity leading to violent...

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  4. LA race riots news bulletin (1992)

    Genre
    News bulletin; Press conference; Speech; Interview

    06.00 IRN news bulletin for 02/05/92 read by Janey Mitchell focusing on the Los Angeles race riots. The riots were sparked by the acquittal of white police officers for the beating in 1991 of black Rodney...

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  5. Rodney King trial ends in acquittals (1992)

    Genre
    Interview

    Attorney for one of the white police officers acquitted of assaulting black motorist Rodney King in Los Angeles, Darryl Mounger, says it was not a racist attack and the video recording of the beating was...

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  6. LA race riots reaction (1992)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference; Interview; Speech

    Paul Woodley reports from the United States on reaction to the race riots in Los Angeles, sparked by the acquittal of white police officers for the 1991 beating of black Rodney King. Speakers include: Rodney...

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  7. Rodney King awarded compensation (1994)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Rodney King has been awarded two and a quarter million pounds compensation by a judge in Los Angeles after he was beaten and verbally abused by police. Lawyers involved in the case Milton Grimes, James Hahn,...

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  8. Bush on quelling LA race riots (1992)

    Genre
    Press conference; Speech

    Press statement by US President George H W Bush outlining the action he is taking to quell the violence taking place in the Los Angeles race riots sparked by the acquittal of white police officers for...

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  9. Rodney King beating officers’ trial starts (1992)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Paul Woodley reports from New York on the start of the trial of four LA police officers - Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno and Sergeant Stacey Koon - who were filmed beating motorist Rodney...

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  10. LA race riots after Rodney King police acquitted (1992)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Press conference; Special; Speech

    Nine clips following the acquittal of four white Los Angeles police officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney King. The incident resulted in riots, and the city declaring a state of emergency. 1....

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