Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots

David Lopez
Ms. Lee
U.S History
14 May 2004
Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots
<Tab/>The worst riot in United States History was the Los Angles riot that was sparked by the acquittal of four Los Angeles Police Department officers in the Rodney King case in the afternoon of April 29, 1992. Rodney King was a black man who was clubbed and kicked by LAPD officers after being pulled over for speeding on March 3, 1991. Rodney King suffered eleven skull fractures, brain damage, and kidney damage, all in under two minutes. The four LAPD officers were charged with assault with a…