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The L.A. Riots
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The L.A. Riots
Discusses the socio-economic factors that were the precursors to the 1992 L.A. riots, focusing on the fact that there were actually two riots, one fueled by black anger and another by recent Central-American immigrants.
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1993
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"Problem FormulationIn April 1992 Los Angeles experienced the worst riot in an American city when the first of the juries trying the police officers accused of beating motorist Rodney King acquitted those officers. The resulting riot has been portrayed in the media as largely a black and white affair, with frustrated Blacks rioting against the white power structure that they see as responsible not only for these verdicts but for the underlying racism and racial oppression they have experienced in the past. Yet, statistics show that this is not an accurate picture of the demographics of the city or what happened in the riots.
The Hispanic and Asian-American populations in the city of Los Angeles increased dramatically during the 1980s, while the Anglo and African-American populations decreased. By 1990 ..."
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