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Old 04-07-2020, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by John_W View Post
I think the 1968 riots after M L King assassination was far more national than the Rodney King riots, those were mostly an LA thing.
You're absolutely right...the MLK assassination riots were definitely more national.

But we are all individually - at least partly - the sum of our personal experiences. At the time of the riots following MLK assassination I was living in my (fairly small) home town that was little affected. On the other hand, I lived in LA during the Rodney King riots. I got to see that Black Swan up close and personal. And it did forever change my outlook regarding personal preparedness for unforeseen events.
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