1992
Los Angeles, CA, CA · On map
Latino and Black officers brutally beat Rodney King, a Black man, after a high-speed chase, with the incident captured on video by a bystander. The video showed King receiving over 50 kicks and baton strikes while officers repeatedly shouted racial slurs. A white-dominated grand jury initially declined to indict the officers, sparking the 1992 Los Angeles riots and becoming a defining moment in the struggle against police brutality.
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