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Please enter a valid email. Password Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number. Some say this contributed to the tension that led to the riots a year later.

It sparked politicization in the Korean American community, advocating for political rights, ethnic heritage, and political representation. Alongside attempts from some of the Korean American community to address tensions and build cross-community solidarity, conservatives in the Korean American community were also advocating for the right to bear arms and emphasized law and order. If you are interested in the contemporary media coverage of the riots and the aftermath, this is a compilation of the newsreel from that time:.

Of course, it is impossible to understand the Los Angeles Riots without understanding two main aspects of American history: the legacy of slavery and the history of Asian American immigration. For starters, read Black Reconstruction by W.

Edward J. A small donation would help us keep this available to all. Forego a bottle of soda and donate its cost to us for the information you just learned, and feel good about helping to make it available to everyone. Your donation is fully tax-deductible. Robert Gooding-Williams, ed. Skip to content Aftermath of Los Angeles Riots, May 10, - A grand jury refuses to indict 17 officers who stood by at the King beating and did nothing.

Reginald Denny , a white truck driver, is pulled from his truck and beaten. A news helicopter captures the beating on videotape. April May 4, - Dusk to dawn curfews are enforced in the city and county of Los Angeles. May 1, - King makes an emotional plea for calm, stating, "People, I just want to say, can we all get along? August 4, - A federal grand jury returns indictments against Koon, Powell, Wind, and Briseno on the charge of violating the civil rights of King. February 25, - The trial begins.

April 17, - The federal jury convicts Koon and Powell of violating King's civil rights. Wind and Briseno are found not guilty. No disturbances follow the verdict. Powell is found guilty of violating King's constitutional right to be free from an arrest made with "unreasonable force.

Spagnola, is published. June 17, - Rodney King, 47, is found dead in the swimming pool of his Rialto, California, home.