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
- 00:00:19
- Description
- 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 who is black.
- Contributors
- Rodney King
- Keywords
- California; USA; Interethnic relations; Riots; Los Angeles; Police personnel; African-American peoples; Trials; Right to justice; Rodney King
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