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One Man's Meat

Can we get along? Rodney King's 1992 appeal still valid today

By Philip Golingai

"CAN we get along?" Rodney King appealed in a trembling voice as riots rocked Los Angeles on May 1,1992.

The acquittal of four white policemen who had savagely beaten King, an African-American, sparked the riots.

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Black Lives Matter , George Floyd , Rodney King , Racism , Race Riots
Philip Golingai

Philip Golingai

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