When:
April 29, 2017 all-day
2017-04-29T00:00:00-06:00
2017-04-30T00:00:00-06:00
Where:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riots-erupt-in-los-angeles
On 29 April 1992, a jury in Simi Valley, California, failed to convict four Los Angeles police officers accused in the videotaped beating of Rodney King, providing the spark that set off rioting, looting and burning at South Central Los Angeles, California, and other areas across the country. The anger unleashed during and after the violence was attributed to widespread racism, lack of job opportunities and the resulting hopelessness of inner-city poverty.
