For 10 points, the acquittal of four police beating an African American sparked what 1992 unrest in California?
After this event, Anna Deavere Smith documented those affected by it in the play Twilight. A focus of this event was a trip by a resigned policeman to a fundraiser at Parker Center. An attack on truck driver Larry Tarvin preceded a similar one that was broadcast by a news helicopter on the first day of this event, the blame for which was mostly laid on the policies of Daryl Gates, though he had already resigned. (*) Dan Quayle was criticized for saying that a "Poverty of Values" caused this event, including by local congresswoman Maxine Waters. The same day that Governor Pete Wilson requested federal aid during this event, the person at its center asked "Can we all just get along?" For 10 points, the acquittal of four police beating an African American sparked what 1992 unrest in California?
After this event, Anna Deavere Smith documented those affected by it in the play Twilight.
Rodney King riots [or 1992 Los Angeles riots/unrest/civil disturbances/etc.; or South Central riots; accept “LA” in place of “Los Angeles”; prompt on Los Angeles until “1992” is read, but accept it afterwards] &lt;LS, AmHist&gt;