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The L.A. Riots | 28

History of the 90s

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The Failure of the System to Provide Justice

The 1992 Los Angeles riots were about more than the beating of Rodney King and the death of LaTasha Harlands. The breaking point was the failure of the system to provide justice, especially for the Black community in LA. Professor Brenda Stevenson talks with Ryan Gaddis who wrote a novel about the riots called All Involved.

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