George Holiday's video of the Rodney King beating
Information about "Twilight" by Anna Deavere Smith, and some video footage of the play
Rodney King's statement including the famous phrase, "why can't we all just get along?"
I was interested in investigating something in the 1990's or 2000's, maybe about race relations, and in my readings, I came across the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. I wanted to investigate the underlying causes and tensions that contributed to a climate that could erupt into such a violent and large-scale riot. "Twilight" by Anna Deavere Smith provided and interesting, authentic, and unique lens to explore the tensions behind the Los Angeles Riots.
