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I developed a relationship with these “regulars,” many of who were younger African-American or Latin American men. Little did I know I would come to confront some of these people who I saw often during the riots” (Hunter Interview). As a shopkeeper, when my father heard news of the jury’s verdict to acquit the police officers who took the action they did, he was obviously startled and worried about the reaction the rest of the public would have on the subject, especially in a place like East Los Angeles...
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My father knew the black community would be outraged because of the hostility of the area around the time of the trial, although he did not think that it would escalate to a massacre of the city. The Los Angeles Times staff writers Lacey and Hubler also state that he city’s long-standing racial tensions… were exacerbated by the beating of King,” (par...
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1992 LA riots The riots began with the violent arrest of Rodney King March 3, 1991, in a high-speed pursuit King drove through several red lights and stop signs; he pulled over in the Lake View Terrace...	2 / 319
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