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Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by police in 1991 sparked the L.A. riots, was found dead at his California home on Sunday. He was 47.
Rodney King, of course, will be remembered as the poster boy for police beatings, and for the riot which ensued after the officers were acquitted by an all white jury. The LA riots left 55 people dead, and hundreds injured.
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