Civil Racism

The 1992 Los Angeles Rebellion and the Crisis of Racial Burnout

af Lynn Mie Itagaki

The 1992 Los Angeles rebellion, also known as the Rodney King riots, followed the acquittal of four police officers who had been charged with assault and the use of excessive force against a Black motorist. The violence included widespread looting and destruction of stores, many of which were owned or operated by Korean Americans in neighborhoods that were predominantly Black and Latina/o. Civil Racism examines a range of cultural reactions to the \u201criots\u201d anchored by calls for a racist... (Læs mere)