Scene From The 1992 L.A. Riot
April 29, 1992 Marked The First Day Of Rioting Which Rocked The Predominately Black Neighborhood Of South Central Los Angeles.
Federal Troops Were Called In To Restore Calm And By The End Of The Three-Day Tragedy,The District Had Suffered More Than $550 Million And Fifty-Three People Were Killed -- Making It The Deadliest Riot In U.S. History.
The Immediate Cause Of The Riot: Four White Police Officers Of The Los Angeles Police Department Were Acquitted By An All-White Jury In Alameda County California, In The Brutal Beating Of Black Motorist, Rodney King.
The Beating, Which Took Place On March 3, 1991, After King Had Been Pulled Over For Speeding, Was Videotaped By A Witness At A Nearby Apartment Building. The Video Was Aired On News Stations Throughout The U.S. And The World.
The South Central Riots, Also Known As The "King Uprising," Reminded Many Of Watts In August, 1965, When That Community Erupted After White Police Mistreated A Black Motorist Who Was Pulled Over For Drunk Driving.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
