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How Did Rodney King Die?
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Family and friends of the civil-rights symbol are questioning his fiancée’s account of his death,...
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Rodney King Autopsy Performed
As police investigate death as an accidental drowning. MORE
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Al Sharpton Remembers Rodney King
The Rev. Al Sharpton on the beating that galvanized a nation. MORE
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What Rodney King Symbolized
King was emblematic of the violence too many black folk suffer at the hands of those charged with protecting us, says James Braxton Peterson. MORE
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King Found Dead in Pool
The man whose beating sparked the 1992 L.A. riots was found in the deep end by his fiancee, Christine Pelisek reports. MORE
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‘He Yelled, Please Stop’
Stacey Koon was acquitted on charges of using excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Read his testimony. MORE
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‘We Still Have a Long Way to Go’
Wendy Greuel spent her career addressing inequality in Los Angeles—and then saw her work literally burned to the ground. MORE
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My L.A. Riots Flashback
Ted Soqui faced down guns and to capture the Los Angeles. Now he’s going back and shooting the same spots. MORE
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9 Infamous L.A. Riots Videos
From videotaped beatings to the gunfights in Koreatown, the riots’ most searing moments. MORE
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L.A. Riots’ Eye in the Sky
Bob Tur invented the modern news helicopter—and used it to capture the beating of Reginald Denny on live TV. MORE
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Live From the L.A. Riots
Arsenio Hall was told to shut down his talk show. Instead, he marched into the heart of South Central with a bulletproof vest—and a white guy. MORE
