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Time: Unknown The man turns and leaves. “HEY,” I scream. He turns around. “Take off your hood. Show yourself. What’s your name?” “It doesn’t matter. Hopefully, in 22 hours, I wouldn’t have to see you again,” the stranger tells me. As he walks away I notice that he has a limp. When he was talking I also noticed that he had a slight southern accent. Wait! “YOU, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. Your our gardener. You were on my lawn that day, trimming my bushes. You said you were finding odd jobs here and there

In May of 1992, actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith was commissioned to write a one-woman performance piece about the experiences, feelings, and tensions that contributed to and were exacerbated by the 1992 Los Angeles riots.[1] For her work, Smith interviewed over 200 residents of Los Angeles during the time of the riot. Her script consists entirely of the actual words of members of the Los Angeles community as they reflect on their experiences surrounding the Los Angeles riots. As Smith described

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, is a one-woman performance piece written and originally performed by Anna Deavere Smith, who was commissioned to transcribe regarding the 1992 Los Angeles riots corresponding with individual’s experiences, outlooks, and concerns that contributed to those who were exacerbated by the abominable and nerve racking riots. For her production, Smith interviewed hundreds of Los Angeles’ residents who were present during the occurrence of the riot. The entire script consists actual

the late 80’s and into the 90’s, and they still remember how dangerous walking in the streets was during those years. The police did not only discriminate African Americans, they also victimized Mexican Americans. The Rodney King trial and verdict of 1992 generated riots across Los Angeles after four police officers accused of beating King were acquitted. The verdict revealed the unjust racial treatment towards African Americans and it became a symbol of police brutality and injustice that is still

Of course, those Korean immigrants were only ‘fighting’ for their own economic survival in America, too. Yet the assertion was understandable: during the 1970s and 1980s, deindustrialization, which brought unemployment to the middle class, would only exacerbate the conditions of Los Angeles’ most impoverished. The few remaining jobs it left to the slums had been seized and hoarded by Korean immigrants. In the reality of the situation, however, African Americans, despite their efforts and an ongoing

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

it as a chance to do whatever they wanted to do and could care less who or what the hurt. ¨ At 6:45, the news recorded from helicopter, showed rioters pulling Reginald Denny a white truck driver, from his vehicle and beat him.¨ (Los angeles riots of 1992) the 4 men who beat him had little regard for his life as they continually beat him till four people emerged from the crowd to rescue him. When the people saw the carnage of the riots on tv people called on rodney king to tell them to stop. ¨Can we

Calvin Ru Mr. Daniel Roubian English II H Per. 3 2 February 2015 Discrimination Research Paper: Law Enforcement Throughout the country, law enforcement serves to protect the nation and its people. However, throughout the past years, many disturbing cases come up and people question the true authority and power of those who call themselves protectors of justice. Within the past 30 years, four major events have caught the media’s eye: L.A. Riots, the Trayvon Martin case, and recently, the Michael

Police offers are surpots to uphold the laws of the nation and protect the citizens of their nation from harm, but that is not always the case. Throughout history, the ones that are designated to protect the public the one are harming the public. When the police abuse their power, it is not uncommon for them just to look the other way and not charge the other office of any crime. In the United States the defining of police brutality is the wanton use of excessive force, this could be physical, verbal

During 1992 in South Central Los Angeles, a riot started after the news of four white Los Angeles police officers beating Rodney King was published on TV. It became daily news. The riot caused many crimes to occur; participants of the riot burned down business stores, destroyed properties, and some activities involved guns that have led to many deaths. Many South Central residents were unsatisfied with police brutality and the way their community were being treated. Although the riot only lasted