1992 Los Angeles riots

The 1992 Los Angeles Riots Los Angeles today is widely known for its urban and constantly changing culture, but 25 years ago, people throughout the nation were watching the riots and destruction of the city. In 1992, Los Angeles was a place of chaos and massive rioting so large that people feared even going into the city. These rebels against society were fighting for five days straight, causing a disturbance so large that $1.3 billion dollars in damages left the city a burning mess. The rioters

towns, cities, states, and countries is generally motivated by civil injustice. In researching “defining moments”, I have chosen the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. The riots of 1992 mark a pivotal point in time for California in regard to social issues and injustices in matters of race and socioeconomics. Following, I will describe the “defining event”, the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and why I believe what was important that was learned, and how it has impacted California 25 years later. I was in school,

July of 2014 Eric Garner was killed by a “chokehold” by an officer. 12 year old Tamir Rice was shot by police for playing with a toy pistol in november 2014. (text 1, line 10) Police departments continue to generate headlines even after the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Most recent deaths on the police department have fueled a debate across the nation. (text 1, line 2) while some believe that police brutality only happens as isolated incidents the truth is that it is a major societal problem. In 2013,

The Los Angeles riots of 1992, the worst civil disturbance in America, brought to light the deepening racial and class divisions that were growing in the U.S. The division of between the rich and the poor, the immigrants and natives, and majority and minority produced an atmosphere of fear, distrust, and hopelessness. Due to the struggle to gain power by racial and ethnic groups, the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots was clouded with racial and ethnical conflicts. However, the riots did increase

The Los Angeles Riots of 1992 caused an uproar in the United States due to all the violence, and “cost the state of California over a billion dollars in damage” (history.com). The Riots were caused by a video that was leaked to the public of a black man that was assaulted by LAPD officers. Chaos raged on the streets of Los Angeles for a total of three days until the President of the United States stepped in to bring some order back to the city. On March 3rd of 1991, Rodney King, a felon on parole

“April 26th, 1992, there was a riot on the streets, tell me where were you!? You were sittin' home watchin' your TV, while I was paticipatin' in some anarchy,” these are the lyrics Sublime uses in their song ‘April 26, 1992’ to describe what happened during the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. “First spot we hit it was my liquor store. I finally got all that alcohol I can't afford. With red lights flashin' time to retire, And then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire,” people ,running through

The 1992 Los Angeles Riots April 26th, 1992, there was a riot on the streets, tell me where were you? You were sittin' home watchin' your TV, while I was paticipatin' in some anarchy. First spot we hit it was my liquor store. I finally got all that alcohol I can't afford. With red lights flashin' time to retire, and then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire. Next stop we hit it was the music shop, it only took one brick to make that window drop. Finally we got our own p.a. where

It was the evening of August 9th 2014, when a small town erupted in a state of chaos. St. Louis County, Missouri was in a state of emergency as social riots spread. Belligerent men and women of all ages, storm around town, destroying all that they can put their hands on. Private businesses are burnt down and the windows of parked vehicles are shattered. Hateful slurs are graffitied around town, with sayings like, “fuck the police,” and “the only good cop is a dead cop.” Rocks are thrown and police

first five days in south central Los Angeles after the Rodney King verdict . History In 1992 the city of Los Angeles was one of our nation’s largest cities. It had an estimated population of over 9 million.1 The city had been in a deteriorating state for several years. There also had been tension growing between the citizens and the police for nearly the last 30 years. This had a lot to do with riots that occurred in Los Angeles back in the 1960’s.2 In 1965 riots in L.A. occurred after a routine

with equal citizenship. However, the outcome was not what they hoped, racial segregation continued and the worst part was that Roosevelt didn’t do enough to help the disenfranchisement of African American voters in the South. In “1992 Los Angeles Riots,” the Los Angeles Riots occurred after four white police offers beat up black motorist, Rodney King. The video that showed King’s awful beating caused anger and commotion in the city. The LAPD did not even consider black people human and often called