Rodney King appeals for calm after LA race riots

Title

Rodney King appeals for calm after LA race riots

Genre

Interview; Press conference

TX Date

4 May 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:00:26

Description

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.

Contributors

Rodney King

Keywords

California; USA; Deaths; Interethnic relations; Violence; Riots; Los Angeles; Police personnel; African-American peoples; Trials; Rodney King

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