Rodney King : Koreatown reacts /
In 1992, video footage of Rodney King, a black man, being beaten by white policemen, incited rioting and looting in urban Los Angeles. Most people associate these riots with African-American neighborhoods. This documentary combines interviews and first-person narratives around the conflict in the ne...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Film News Now Foundation,
2016.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | In 1992, video footage of Rodney King, a black man, being beaten by white policemen, incited rioting and looting in urban Los Angeles. Most people associate these riots with African-American neighborhoods. This documentary combines interviews and first-person narratives around the conflict in the neighborhood known as Koreatown, where residents experienced targeted violence and where business owners suffered more than 400 million dollars in losses, but found little justice. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed May 25, 2017). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (23 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:22:26 |