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Official negligence how Rodney King and the riots changed Los Angeles and the LAPD
| Title | Official negligence how Rodney King and the riots changed Los Angeles and the LAPD |
| Names | Cannon, Lou. |
| Book Number | DB045697 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | Veteran political reporter Lou Cannon dissects the Rodney King trial and its aftermath of riots. He concludes that the style of government in Southern California led to many of the problems, first within the police department and then within the judicial system. Cannon also explores the various myths he feels were perpetuated by the media. Bestseller. |
| Narrator | Rayburn, John. |
| Local Subject | History, United States - HUS |
| History - HST | |
| Adult Book - AD | |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| Long Book - LO | |
| Bestseller - Non-Fiction - BEN | |
| California Interest - CAI | |
| California history - CAH | |
| Audience Notes | Bestseller. |
| Male narrator. |
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| LC Subject | African Americans - Civil rights - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century |
| Racism - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century |
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| Riots - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century |
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| Los Angeles (Calif.) - Politics and government |
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| Los Angeles (Calif.) - Race relations |
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| Call Number | 979.494053 ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 1997 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1997 |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: 1st ed. New York : Times Books, c1997. |