“Can we all get along?" That appeal was made famous on May 1, 1992, by Rodney King, a black man who had been beaten nearly to death by four Los Angeles police officers a year earlier. The entire nation had seen a videotape of the beating, so when a jury failed to convict the officers, their acquittal triggered widespread outrage and six days of rioting in Los Angeles. Fifty-three people were killed and more than ...
- April 21, 1995 | Solutions to ViolenceThis program examines the correlation between gang activity and gangster rap.
- May 5, 1992 | Listening to AmericaBill Moyers examines the status of black Americans, particularly in light of the rioting in Los Angeles that followed the Rodney King verdict.