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History of the 90s

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The Rise of the Modern Militia

In 19 95, the federal government settled a three point one million dollar lawsuit brought by randy weaver and his three surviving daughters. It was also the injustice after the latasha harland's death, as well as years of racial and economic inequality. The epi center after the rodney king verdict was the intersection of florence and normandy. That's where hundreds of people, filled with fury and belief over the acquittal, gathered. Some threw rocks and bottles at cars that passed through the busy intersection. And in some cases, if a car stopped, mobs of young men ran out on to the road specifically targeting white and korean motorists.

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