On this episode of History of the 90's we look back at the 1992 Los Angeles riots and the various factors that led to the largest and most violent case of civil unrest in United States history.
The acquittal of four police officers in connection with the brutal video taped beating of Rodney King wasn’t the only reason people went into the streets of South L. ... Show More
Oct 25
Introducing... Stop Rewind: The Lost Boy | Through A Glass Darkly | 1
Taj Khyber Rowland knows he’s not who people think he is but he can’t quite remember how his life went so off course. He decides to spool backwards, to his younger self. A daredevil seven year old Chellamuthu, living happily, but in abject poverty, with his large family in rural ... Show More
36m 6s
May 2022
Tulsa: The Attack on Black Wall Street
<p>From May 31 to June 1, 1921, a white mob attacked residents, homes and businesses in the predominantly Black ‘Greenwood District’ of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hundreds of people died or were injured in the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921— the event remains one of the worst incidents of racial ... Show More
30m 19s
Dec 2021
The L.A. Riots | 6. No Peace
In March 1991, Black people in Los Angeles had seen the videotape of Rodney King being beaten. In November, they’d seen Soon Ja Du sentenced to probation for killing 15-year-old Latasha Harlins. On April 29, 1992, a jury failed to convict the officers who beat King. That was the ... Show More
44m 33s
Apr 2023
82: Legalized Murder: When The Purge Happened In America—Red Summer of 1919 | Dark History with Bailey Sarian
<div>Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Remember that movie, The Purge? The one where for one day only you could commit whatever crime you wanted. Yeah, back when it came out in 2013, everyone was losing their minds. They were so worried that people would just randomly start m ... Show More
39m 5s
Jan 2024
E61 La Dalia Negra
Send me a text message Close to 80 years ago, a horrific murder scene, in the quiet neighborhood would shock the neighbors, puzzle the police, and forever stain the pages of the history of United States crime books.
Elizabeth Short, known posthumously as the Black Dahlia, was an ... Show More
28m 6s
Oct 2019
Episode 61 - Sherri Dally
The morning of May 6th, 1996 was routine for Sherri Dally. The thirty-five-year-old wife and mother woke up early and got her family prepared for their day, laying out her children’s clothing and organizing lunches.
After she dropped her two young boys off at school, Sherri drov ... Show More
54m 38s
Nov 2021
The L.A. Riots | 1. The Tape
On the night of March 2nd, 1991, at a remote intersection just outside of L.A., four police officers surrounded an unarmed Black man. They struck him 56 times with their batons before arresting him.
Across the street, standing on his second-floor balcony, a bystander named Georg ... Show More
43m 9s
Mar 2024
#495: The Murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies
<p>26-year-old Jesse Baird, a vivacious Australian former television reporter, and 29-year-old Luke Davies, a beloved flight attendant for the Australian airline Qantas, were murdered in cold blood the morning of Monday 19th February. Their bodies were discovered by police i ... Show More
42m 29s