Category Archives: Rodney King and the 1992 Los Angeles riots

George H. W. Bush Presidential Library file folder: Rodney King , urban development, Korean Americans, and George H. W. Bush and William J. Clinton responses to Los Angeles riots, George H. W. Bush Administration civil rights files, 1989-1993

George H. W. Bush Presidential Library file folder: Los Angeles riots, Presidential Task Force on Recovery in Los Angeles, Rodney King , and discrimination against Asian Pacific Americans, George H. W. Bush Administration civil rights files, 1989-1993

Congressional Hearings: Hearings before the Subcom on Civil and Constitutional Rights to review concerns about the extent of police misconduct and excessive violence, in view of the videotaped Mar. 3, 1991 severe beating of black motorist Rodney King by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers after King’s forced halt for traffic offenses. Also examines the prevalence of racially motivated police brutality against minority groups., 1991

Congressional Hearings: Hearing to assess urban area economic conditions and adequacy of Federal aid to cities in view of Apr. 1992 riots in Los Angeles, Calif., and to examine urban economic deterioration, including increased poverty and unemployment, in the 20 years following National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission) 1968 report predicting increased social inequalities., 1993