Tag Archives: Rodney King

The Accidental Activist – Rodney King (1965-2012)

Posted on June 18, 2012 by gar

In one of my Civil Rights History classes way back when, the professor explained why the NAACP very specifically took up the case of Rosa Parks as a means of challenging the Jim Crow era bus segregation laws.  She had … Continue reading →

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20 years ago: A Remembrance of the Rodney King Uprising

Posted on April 28, 2012 by gar

April 29, 1991.  I was at work in Berkeley.  There was no World Wide Web in those days.  I checked.  The Mosaic browser wouldn’t come out until the following January, over a half-year later.  No, I got the news on … Continue reading →

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The Big Scary Black Man Narrative

Posted on March 29, 2012 by gar

March 3, 1991.  Rodney King led officers on a high speed chase that ended in Simi Valley, California.  When he finally surrendered, police took him out of the car, tasered him, and, as the now infamous video shows, kicked and … Continue reading →

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