LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

LA race riots after Rodney King police acquitted

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech; Special

TX Date

30 Apr 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:36

Description

Nine clips following the acquittal of four white Los Angeles police officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney King. The incident resulted in riots, and the city declaring a state of emergency. 1. Rodney King’s lawyer Steven Lerman on the verdict. 2. Televised appeal by LA Mayor Tom Bradley. 3. Chuck Ashman (credited elsewhere in database as Charles Ashman) reports from LA Police headquarters. 4. Michael Reubens(?) reports from LA. 5. Member of a black gang appeals for people to join fighting. 6. LA Police chief Daryl Gates advises people to stay home. 7. Chuck Ashman reports. 8. Steven Lerman on violence. 9. (Follows a long break in the audio). Actuality of riots, with screaming and gunfire heard.

Contributors

Tom Bradley; Daryl Gates; Steven Lerman; Chuck Ashman; Michael Reubens(?)

Keywords

USA; Fires; Interethnic relations; Police; Violence; Riots; Los Angeles; Police personnel; African-American peoples; Trials; Looting; Verdicts; Rodney King

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