Understanding the Riots : Los Angeles Before and After the Rodney King Case
12020-09-09T12:55:14-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b4793750042Coverage of the 1992 L.A. riots by the Los Angeles Timesstructured_gallery2020-09-24T14:47:06-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479A Los Angeles Times publication containing photographs, testimonies, and descriptions of events before, during, and after the Rodney King riots, 1992 July.
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1media/Cover_thumb.jpg2020-09-10T13:54:41-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479Understanding the Riots Cover1media/Cover.jpgplain2020-09-10T13:54:41-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/After two days of violence that rocked the city and the nation, Rodney King, the motorist whose beating led to the trial in Simi Valley, broke his long silence Photo by Larry Davis_thumb.jpg2020-09-11T14:07:33-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479After two days of violence that rocked the city and the nation, Rodney King, the motorist whose beating led to the trial in Simi Valley, broke his long silence Photo by Larry Davis1After two days of violence that rocked the city and the nation, Rodney King, the motorist whose beating led to the trial in Simi Valley, broke his long silence in the case. He asked, almost pleaded, that the killing, looting and destruction be stopped.media/After two days of violence that rocked the city and the nation, Rodney King, the motorist whose beating led to the trial in Simi Valley, broke his long silence Photo by Larry Davis.jpgplain2020-09-11T14:07:33-07:001991Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/LAPD Cruiser Turned Over Header_thumb.jpg2020-08-18T14:35:20-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479LAPD Cruiser Turned Over Photo by Alan Duignan2Photo by Alan Duignan. Understanding the Riots. A Los Angeles Times publication containing photographs, testimonies, and descriptions of events before, during, and after the Rodney King riots, 1992 Julymedia/LAPD Cruiser Turned Over Header.jpgplain2020-09-09T13:33:10-07:001991Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/A tear gave witness to the reaction of the Rev. Cecil L. Murray_thumb.jpg2020-09-11T14:29:47-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479A tear gave witness to the reaction of the Rev. Cecil L. Murray Photo by Robert Gabriel2A tear gave witness to the reaction of the Rev. Cecil L. Murray, pastor of the 8,000 member First A.M.W. Church, as the verdicts were announced. "You think rational people will be at least semi-rational ...But to come back and see them completely whitewashing something that the whole world witness-this is a brutalization of truth." Photo by Robert Gabrielmedia/A tear gave witness to the reaction of the Rev. Cecil L. Murray.jpgplain2020-09-11T14:39:48-07:001991Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/South Los Angeles near the intersection of Vermont and Manchester Photo By Jim Mendenhall_thumb.jpg2020-09-10T12:32:37-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479South Los Angeles near the intersection of Vermont and Manchester Photo By Jim Mendenhall1media/South Los Angeles near the intersection of Vermont and Manchester Photo By Jim Mendenhall.jpgplain2020-09-10T12:32:37-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/image 11_thumb.jpg2020-08-12T14:55:58-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479Two California Highway Patrol Officers Stand Guard Photo by Jim Mendenhall4Two California Highway Patrol officers stand guard near the Westside after the unrest spread beyond South Los Angeles. In the background taggers offered their thoughts on “the solution”media/image 11.jpgplain2020-09-09T13:47:35-07:00photo Jim Mendenhall. Understanding the Riots A Los Angeles Times publication containing photographs, testimonies, and descriptions of events before, during, and after the Rodney King riots, 1992 July.Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/Interviews Header_thumb.jpg2020-08-18T13:03:27-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479The Burned Out Shell of a Car Photo by Rosemary Kaul3Photo by Rosemary Kaul. Understanding the Riots. A Los Angeles Times publication containing photographs, testimonies, and descriptions of events before, during, and after the Rodney King riots, 1992 Julymedia/Interviews Header.jpgplain2020-09-10T13:18:34-07:001991Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/A Picture of Dr. Martin Luther King Photo By Marissa Roth_thumb.jpeg2020-09-10T13:28:09-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479A Picture of Dr. Martin Luther King Photo By Marissa Roth1media/A Picture of Dr. Martin Luther King Photo By Marissa Roth.jpegplain2020-09-10T13:28:09-07:001991Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/image 8_thumb.jpg2020-08-12T15:24:08-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479Ace Glass shop at Western and Slauson avenues Photo by Hyungwon Kang2As the Ace Glass shop at Western and Slauson avenues was engulfed in flames, Cornelius Pettus, 33, owner of a nearby market fights the blaze.media/image 8.jpgplain2020-09-09T13:28:44-07:00Photo by Hyungwon Kang. Understanding the Riots. A Los Angeles Times publication containing photographs, testimonies, and descriptions of events before, during, and after the Rodney King riots, 1992 July.Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/Honk for Peace Header_thumb.jpg2020-08-17T16:08:02-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479Honk for Peace Photo by Marilyn Weiss3Photo by Marilyn Weiss. Understanding the Riots. A Los Angeles Times publication containing photographs, testimonies, and descriptions of events before, during, and after the Rodney King riots, 1992 Julymedia/Honk for Peace Header.jpgplain2020-09-09T13:25:27-07:001991Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/Early Flashpoint of Unrest Header_thumb.jpg2020-08-18T14:44:29-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479Early Flashpoint of Unrest Photo by Kirk McKay2Photo by Kirk McKay. Understanding the Riots. A Los Angeles Times publication containing photographs, testimonies, and descriptions of events before, during, and after the Rodney King riots, 1992 Julymedia/Early Flashpoint of Unrest Header.jpgplain2020-09-09T13:27:29-07:001991Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/Complaints and Accountability Header_thumb.jpg2020-08-14T14:05:01-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479Feelings run high on 36th Street and Vermont Avenue Photo by Patrick Downs3Feelings run high on 36th Street and Vermont Avenue in South Los Angeles during the civil unrest as Harold Jones talks to LAPD Sgt. Jim Nolan.media/Complaints and Accountability Header.jpgplain2020-09-09T13:26:46-07:00Photo by: Patrick Downs Understanding the Riots. A Los Angeles Times publication containing photographs, testimonies, and descriptions of events before, during, and after the Rodney King riots, 1992 July.Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/Authorities had their Hands Full Handling the Thousands of Looters_thumb.jpg2020-09-10T13:25:48-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479Authorities had their Hands Full Handling the Thousands of Looters Photo by Steve Dykes1Authorities had their hands full handling the thousands of looters who descended upon stores throughout the area during the unrest. These Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies kept watch on a group of people arrested after a store on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard was looted.media/Authorities had their Hands Full Handling the Thousands of Looters.jpgplain2020-09-10T13:25:48-07:001991Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/Authorities had their Hands Full Handling the Thousands of Looters who descended upon stores Photo by Steve Dykes_thumb.jpg2020-09-11T14:11:48-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479Authorities had their Hands Full Handling the Thousands of Looters who descended upon stores Photo by Steve Dykes2media/Authorities had their Hands Full Handling the Thousands of Looters who descended upon stores Photo by Steve Dykes.jpgplain2020-09-11T14:12:35-07:001991Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/At the Corner of Florence and Normandie Avenues Photo By Kirk McKay_thumb.jpg2020-09-10T12:38:37-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479At the Corner of Florence and Normandie Avenues Photo By Kirk McKay3At the corner of Florence and Normandie avenue, mob rule filled the vacuum left by the retreat of the LAPD. Overwhelmed by the size and ire of the crowd, police pulled back, though some officers made daring solo runs into the area to save beleaguered motorists.media/At the Corner of Florence and Normandie Avenues Photo By Kirk McKay.jpgplain2020-09-10T13:02:44-07:00Understanding the Riots. A Los Angeles Times publication containing photographs, testimonies, and descriptions of events before, during, and after the Rodney King riots, 1992 July.Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/As dusk descended on Los Angeles the day after the riots began, fires continued to light up the evening sky for a second night. Photo by Jim Mendenhall_thumb.jpg2020-09-11T14:34:35-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479As dusk descended on Los Angeles the day after the riots began, fires continued to light up the evening sky for a second night. Photo by Jim Mendenhall2As dusk descended on Los Angeles the day after the riots began, fires continued to light up the evening sky for a second night. And for the second night in a row, firefighters were outgunned by the forces on the streets, In some locations, such as this mini-mall at 6th Street and Western Avenue, citizens armed only with garden hoses tried in vain to help out.media/As dusk descended on Los Angeles the day after the riots began, fires continued to light up the evening sky for a second night. Photo by Jim Mendenhall.jpgplain2020-09-11T14:37:24-07:001991Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479
1media/As dusk descended on Los Angeles the day after the riots began, fires continued to light up the evening sky Photo by Jim Mendenhall_thumb.jpg2020-09-11T14:31:54-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479As dusk descended on Los Angeles the day after the riots began, fires continued to light up the evening sky Photo by Jim Mendenhall2media/As dusk descended on Los Angeles the day after the riots began, fires continued to light up the evening sky Photo by Jim Mendenhall.jpgplain2020-09-11T14:38:09-07:001991Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479