The contested murder of Latasha Harlins : justice, gender, and the origins of the LA riots / Brenda E. Stevenson.

"In The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins, Brenda Stevenson tells the dramatic story of an earlier trial, a turning point on the road to the 1992 riot. On March 16, 1991, fifteen-year-old Latasha Harlins, an African American who lived locally, entered the Empire Liquor Market at 9172 South Figuero...

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