During the 1992 LA Riots, the world saw Los Angeles erupt due to all the racial tension. African-American communities had enough of the struggles they were continually receiving. Following the acquittance of the four police officers, the African-American communities started to revolt. In the above pictures, we can see the violence that was a result from the riots. People were setting buildings and stores on fire to show their anger. Koreans stood atop their stores and restaurants with rifles to protect them. In the end, nearly “12,000 people were arrested . . . [and] the rioting destroyed over 1,000 buildings . . . [and] the cost of the damages was over $1 billion” (Los Angeles Riots Fast Facts).
The Koreans’ stores were being targeted due to racial conflicts the two communities were recently going through. The year before, we saw a Korean store owner, Soon Ja Du, shoot Latasha Harlins in the back of her head. Such a violent act, however, the store owner was only given 5 years of probation. This just poured fuel onto the African-American communities’ anger and is probably a main reason for why the riots moved from South LA to Koreatown.
-Michael Xu
-Michael Xu
“Los Angeles Riots Fast Facts.” CNN, Cable News Network, 27 Mar. 2018, www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/us/los-angeles-riots-fast-facts/index.html.
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