Discusses the racial inequality, discrimination, and mistreatment of African-Americans nationwide and particularly of males in Los Angeles, using the cases of Rodney King and O.J. Simpson as examples.
how Rodney King and the riots changed Los Angeles and the LAPD
Cannon, Lou
1997
An account of the events and the subsequent changes in the Los Angeles Police Department that began with the beating of Rodney King by police officers on March 3, 1991, and cumulated in the Riots of South Central Los Angeles when the police officers were aquitted of the beating.
how Rodney King and the riots changed Los Angeles and the LAPD
Cannon, Lou
1999
An account of the events and the subsequent changes in the Los Angeles Police Department that began with the beating of Rodney King by police officers on March 3, 1991, and cumulated in the Riots of South Central Los Angeles when the police officers were aquitted of the beating.