More than 50 people died and hundreds more were injured and hospitalized. After six days of rioting and looting, much of the city’s physical infrastructure had been destroyed – homes, jobs and businesses lost. Utter chaos ensued, and it wasn’t until the National Guard arrived that some stability was restored. Prejudices were strong, emotions were high, police abandoned entire neighborhoods and a citywide curfew was imposed after protesters took to the streets, crying out for justice. "The Lost Tapes: LA Riots" puts the violence of police and protesters in context. ET/PT to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the events. "The Lost Tapes: LA Riots" premieres Sunday, April 23 at 8 p.m. The ultimate in authentic storytelling, this unique and immersive approach features no interviews or recreations – just the story as captured by video cameras and media reports at the time. The documentary also includes some never-before-heard Los Angeles Fire Department dispatch calls, in which firefighters in the field are desperately pleading for police backup as they were being fired upon.
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This latest installment of Smithsonian Channel’s chilling series "The Lost Tapes" recaptures the chaotic days following the Rodney King verdict with powerful media coverage, home videos, gripping photographs and LAPD recordings. Resentment against the police, which had a reputation for using excessive force, turned the city into a war zone. On the afternoon of April 29, 1992, the acquittal of four white LAPD officers in the beating of a black motorist named Rodney King set off an explosion of anger and frustration that erupted into deadly riots and devastated the already precarious social climate in Los Angeles.
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