Remembering the April 29, 1992 L.A. Riots with Videographer Larry Morris: Rodney King Blues”

In 1992, in churches and homes throughout Los Angeles, people prayed and pleaded for peace while violence reigned outside. Sandra Evers-Manly, then president of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP, is solemn as a nearby building burns during the Los Angeles Riots in 1992. Photo: Gary Friedman for the Los Angeles Times.

From Los Angeles Times “Understanding the Riots: Los Angeles Before and After the Rodney King Case by the Staff of the Los Angeles Times. Photo captured by Gloria Zuurveen

Photo of the video taken by George Holliday via KTLA. Millions of people around the world saw the videotape of Rodney G. King being severely beaten by four police officers. The beating created a nationwide furor over police brutality as reported in the Los Angeles Times staff book, “Understanding the Riots” published in 1992. Photo captured by Gloria Zuurveen