African / American Segregation - Black Panthers, Sister Rosa... The Right to protest. 1992: The LA riots. A brief account of the six days of rioting which set Los Angeles aflame following the acquittal of four police officers who were filmed beating black motorist Rodney King.
"There's a difference between frustration with the law and direct assaults upon our legal system. " - George Bush Snr., May 3rd, 1992. The first rocks started to fly as the four LAPD officers who beat Rodney King and the jury who acquitted them were leaving the courtroom in suburban Simi Valley. The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. – Albert Camus.
Activism.