On May 1, 1992, Los Angeles erupted into widespread unrest following the acquittal of four white police officers who had brutally beaten Rodney King, a Black motorist, in a videotaped incident. The violence and destruction that followed exposed deep racial and economic inequalities within the city. The uprising lasted six days, leaving over 60 people dead and causing $1 billion in damages. Though tragic, it forced a national conversation about police brutality and systemic racism, prompting some reforms in police oversight and civil rights legislation.
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