The “Rodney King Riots,” also known as the “Los Angeles Riots,” began April 29, 1992, after four LAPD officers were acquitted of charges in the savage beating of the unarmed Black motorist that was recorded on video. The racially sparked riots lasted more than six days, with thousands of Angelenos taking to the streets in an especially violent display of protest. Fifty-three people were killed and more than 2,000 were said to be injured.
