Although sparked by the acquittal of 4 white police officers who beat Rodney King, the roots of the 1992 Los Angeles riots can be traced back through decades of racial, economic, & political tensions. Therefore, to understand the magnitude & depth of anger that fueled the riots, one must consider the historical context that set the stage for this tumultuous event.
@Deglassco@blackmastodon@BlackMastodon TWW:
Great without measure or small and fragile, fierce with strength or timid and quiet as a thought are God’s messengers.
*Thank you for your clear and concise writing. The Watts riots we’re in monochrome on an old tv but changed the direction of civil progress. Rodney King and his trial was prime time. Such a long road. Stay strong. Regards to All. OWOP
@Deglassco@blackmastodon@BlackMastodon what’s always weird to me as a GenX miamian is that 12 years earlier, Miami went through the same thing except no citizens’ video, the cops beat Arthur McDuffie to death, yet almost everyone from outside Miami either never heard about it or forgot it.
A city ripped itself apart and no one remembers or cares.
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