1992 Los Angeles riots

The 1992 Los Angeles riots, also known as the LA riots, the Rodney King uprising or the Rodney King riots, was sparked on April 29, 1992 when a mostly white jury acquitted four police officers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King. Thousands of people in Los Angeles, mainly young black and Latino males, joined in what has often been characterized as a race riot, involving mass law-breaking, including looting and arson.

Notes

• {{note|latinos}} Pollard, Gail (May 1, 1992). "Latinos Bring Racial Mix to Boil". Guardian (London), p. 7.
• {{note|soon}} Cannon, Lou. Official Negligence: How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the LAPD. New York, New York: Times Books, 1997, p. 109
• {{note|media}} Rosenberg, Howard (April 19, 1993). "Los Angeles TV Shows Restraint". Chicago Sun-Times, Section 2; Features; Pg. 22.
• {{note|policetimes}} Mydans, Seth (April 19, 1993). "Verdict in Los Angeles; Fear Subsides With Verdict, But Residents Remain Wary". New York Times, Section B; Page 11; Column 1.
• {{note|policeguardian}} Tisdall, Simon & Reed, Christopher (April 19, 1993). "All Quiet on the Western Front After King Verdicts". Guardian (London), Pg. 20.