A Word: Legacy of Fire: The L.A. Riots

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4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

It’s been almost 30 years since the Los Angeles riots rocked the nation. Even now, many Americans remember where they were when they heard that four L.A.P.D. officers were acquitted for beating Rodney King. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Joel Anderson, host of Slate’s Slow Burn Season 6: The L.A. Riots. They talk about the roots of the 1992 crisis, and whether it’s better understood as a riot or an uprising. Guest: Joel Anderson, Slate writer and host of Slow Burn: The L.A. Riots Podcast production by Jasmine Ellis You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.5	This is a word, a podcast from Slate, and I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
0:37.0	Rage over the videotape beating of Rodney King and the acquittal of the police responsible exploded
0:43.0	in the Los Angeles riots in 1992.
0:45.5	It was a moment that transformed the way many Americans viewed police and the justice system.
0:51.0	Who's going to protect our life?
0:52.0	Like, who's accountable to the law then?
0:54.0	If we have this on tape and it still doesn't matter, then does the law actually matter?
0:59.5	Why should we respect the law?
1:01.0	Looking back on the LA riots with Slow Burn Host Joel Anderson, coming up on a word with me, Jason Johnson.
1:07.5	Stay with us.
1:13.5	Welcome to a word, a podcast about race, impolitics, and everything else.
1:17.5	I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
1:19.5	It's impossible to understand the history of race and police brutality without the Los Angeles riots of 1992
1:26.5	in the events that led up to them.
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