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On this day: Camera rolls as Rodney King beaten by LAPD

On March 3rd, 1991, a bystander took video of Rodney King being savagely beaten by four LAPD officers. The incident, and the acquittal of the officers a year later, sparked riots and a national conversation about race and policing. Watch "CBS Evening News" coverage.
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