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Researching the 1992 Los Angeles Riots or Uprising: Getting Started

This guide was created to support students in Professor Amano-Tompkins' English 103 class.

Finding Background Information

When you find a resource you like, look at the catalog record to identify the subject terms, which are like tags, that have been applied to the resource.

Here are some subject terms you might find helpful:

  • Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992
  • Riots --California--Los Angeles--History--20th century
  • Protest movements--California--Los Angles--History--20th century
  • African Americans--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century
  • African Americans--California--Los Angeles--Social conditions--20th century
  • Police brutality -- United States
  • Police misconduct -- United States
  • Social problems -- California -- Los Angeles

 

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