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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