A few weeks ago, I attended a service at First A.M.E. Church in Los Angeles to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the LA Riots. After a jury acquitted 4 police officers of beating Rodney King—a beating that was filmed and flashed around the world—Los Angeles erupted.
Obama recalling his attendance at a service commemorating the LA Riots, reflecting on the aftermath of the Rodney King verdict.
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