The L.A. Riots | 4. Glen

Slow Burn

Slate Audio

Politics, Society & Culture, History, News, Documentary

4.6 • 25.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Rodney King never asked to be famous. The video that captured his beating at the hands of four LAPD officers plunged an ordinary man into an extraordinary situation. So how did he navigate his new life in the public eye? How did he think about what had happened to him? And how would his struggles affect the trial of the four officers who beat him? Want more Slow Burn? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access all episodes of Slow Burn (and your other favorite Slate podcasts) completely ad-free. Plus, you’ll unlock subscriber-exclusive bonus episodes that bring you behind-the-scenes on the making of the show. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/slowburnplus to get access wherever you listen. Season 6 of Slow Burn is produced by Joel Anderson, Jayson De Leon, Ethan Brooks, Sophie Summergrad, and Jasmine Ellis. Mixing by Merritt Jacob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.0	This episode has some explicit language.
0:35.6	On Sunday March 3rd, 1991, on Tresia Avarett woke up to a phone call from her aunt.
0:42.4	And she was like, Tice, I have a problem.
0:45.0	Glenn got beat up by the police.
0:48.0	On Tracey's aunt was Odessa King, the mother of Rodney Glen King.
0:53.0	Everyone in the family called him Glen.
0:55.0	They beat him up really bad and she thought she needed a criminal defense attorney.
1:01.0	Entresia was a college student and connected to Black attorney. Association in Pasadena. And he was like, yeah, you know,
1:13.2	called Johnny Cochran.
1:15.0	He says, yeah, just tell him, you know,
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1:18.2	tell Johnny you don't have no money.
1:20.4	The next day, a Monday,
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