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Reading about race and conflict in America
In Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 11, demonstrators scatter after facing tear gas on a hill. (Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times)
A video of white LAPD officers beating black motorist Rodney King in 1991 had explosive consequences. (George Holliday / AP)
A building burns in South Central Los Angeles in 1992. After three police officers were found not guilty of beating Rodney King, three days of riots caused $1 billion in damages. (Paul Sakuma / AP)
A protester at L.A. City Hall after the Rodney King verdict held up a sign reading, “We will not rest.” (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
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