The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins: Justice, Gender, and the Origins of the LA Riots(Stevenson, BH) Section- Historical fiction Hardcover - S/L# 26353

Hardcover - S/L# 26353

Lauren Reese (illustrator)

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The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins: Justice, Gender, and the Origins of the LA Riots(Stevenson, BH) Section- Historical fiction Hardcover - S/L# 26353by Brenda Stevenson Helicopters patrolled low over the city, filming blocks of burning cars and buildings, mobs breaking into storefronts, and the vicious beating of truck driver Reginald Denny. For a week in April 1992, Los Angeles transformed into a cityscape of rage, purportedly due to the exoneration of four policemen who had beaten Rodney King. It should be no surprise that such intense anger erupted from something deeper than a single incident.