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The 1992 Los Angeles riots (also called the South Central riots, Rodney King riots or the 1992 Los Angeles uprising [4] [5]) were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, United States, during April and May 1992. Unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a jury acquitted four ...
Reginald Oliver Denny (born 1953) is a former construction truck driver who was pulled from his truck and severely beaten during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. His attackers, a group of black men who came to be known as the " L.A. Four ", targeted Denny because he was white. The attack was captured on video by a news helicopter and broadcast live ...
East–west Redondo Boulevard turned north–south to traverse between Inglewood and Redondo Beach. The intersection of Florence and Normandie is noted for an attack during the 1992 riots in Los Angeles when several black men pulled white driver Reginald Denny from his truck and beat him in the intersection. The attack was televised.
The 160th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. The 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry is a light infantry component of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT). Originally designated the 7th California, the 160th Infantry Regiment traces their lineage back to the early days of California statehood when the call ...
Ku Klux Klan activities in Inglewood, California, were highlighted by the 1922 arrest and trial of 36 men, most of them masked, for a night-time raid on a suspected bootlegger and his family. The raid led to the shooting death of one of the culprits, an Inglewood police officer. A jury returned a "not guilty" verdict for all defendants who ...
Mural of African-American Progress and apartment complexes, along Crenshaw Boulevard. Crenshaw, or the Crenshaw District, is a neighborhood in South Los Angeles, California. [2] [3] In the post– World War II era, a Japanese American community was established in Crenshaw. African Americans started migrating to the district in the mid 1960s ...
Englewood race riot. The Englewood race riot, or Peoria Street riot, was one of many post-World War II race riots in Chicago, Illinois that took place in November 1949. Whites in the neighborhood rioted, attacking other whites, partially based on rumors and misinformation that blacks were meeting to take over their neighborhood.
06-36546. GNIS feature IDs. 1660799, 2410106. Website. cityofinglewood.org. Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 107,762.