chapter 1. Historical background on the 1992 Los Angeles riots -- chapter 2. Controversies surrounding the 1992 Los Angeles riots -- chapter 3. Personal narratives.
Summary
Offers multiple perspectives on momentous events. This volume provides a brief overview of the major factors that led to violence in South Los Angeles on April 29, 1992, when a white jury acquitted four white police officers of using excessive force in the beating of African American, Rodney King.