King, Rodney (1965—)
An international symbol of racial violence and ongoing social injustice, the brutal police beating of Rodney King on March 3, 1991, and the subsequent acquittal of all offi...
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Early on March 3, 1991, four Los Angeles policemen, Stacy Koon, Ted Briseno, Lawrence Powell, and Timothy Wind, conducted a traffic stop of a car driven by Rodney King. When King stepped out of the ca...
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Throughout the 20th Century, many high profile criminal cases have occurred. Many of them were controversial cases, such as the Scopes Monkey Trial, The Sacco and Vanzetti Trial, The Ruben "Hurricane"...
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King, Rodney (1965-)
Rodney G. King
