which amendement abolished slavery and reveresed the Dred Scott case? Lastly what was a major issue for JFK in presedential election?thanks
2006-11-11 15:08:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
He was known for getting a harsh beat down from the LAPD and for going over 100 miles per hour in a Hyndaui, and saying "can we all just get a long" during a speech to end the rioting after the cops were acquitted for beating him down.
2006-11-11 15:20:10 · answer #1 · answered by veaj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rodney King - Wikipedia
Hyperlinked biography of Rodney Glen King, Includes notes on how the trial following King's videoptaped beating by LAPD officers officers sparked the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
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Rethinking Rodney King - Salon
Interview with Washington Post reporter Lou Cannon, who reexamines the King case in the book Official Negligence: How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the LAPD.
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Rodney King - Court TV
Author Lou Cannon reflects on the Rodney King beating, the subsequent trial, and the Los Angeles riots.
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2006-11-11 15:11:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rodney King was beaten down by cops during a traffic stop and coined the phrase "Can't we all just get along?".
2006-11-11 15:11:15 · answer #3 · answered by E B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
* he was plunged into the national spotlight after his violent arrest by officers of the LAPD which was videotaped by George Holliday.
* the Cuban Missle Crisis.
2006-11-11 15:23:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being beaten by California police and the fact that it was recorded.
2006-11-11 15:11:02 · answer #5 · answered by Linda R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋