This event was triggered by the verdict in the Rodney King beating.

该事件是由罗德尼金殴打案引的判决引起的。

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Martin Luther King, who saw far worse injustices than were ever inflicted on convicted felon Rodney King and suspected felon Mark Duggan (whose shooting death sparked the London riots), knew that nonviolent protest was the only effective way to secure social justice.

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He is a civil rights attorney who was co-counsel in the Rodney King case.

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One was the video of the Rodney King beating, which took place during his second semester.

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