L.A. peace parades mark 25th anniversary of Rodney King riots
Sunday, April 30, 2017
LOS ANGELES -- Twenty-five years ago, a jury acquitted four white police officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, sparking looting and violence that would turn into one of the deadliest race riots in American history.
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