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The L.A. Riots | 2. No Justice

Slow Burn

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The Dew Family and the Empire Liquor Market

The Dew family had two stores, one in Santa Clarita and the empire liquor market in South Central. Study found that most Korean shopkeepers felt black people were inferior to them. In early 1991, three suspected gang members assaulted Joseph Dew and robbed the store. Billy Dew even tried to broker a truce with the crips.

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