Rodney King Quotes


I know and value what it means to wake up and be alive and to share my story. I'm so blessed to be here and to be able to talk about it.


Citations

King, Rodney, and Lawrence J. Spagnola. The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption. HarperOne, 2012.

Related Quotes

Rodney King
Rodney King
  • Born: April 2, 1965
  • Died: June 17, 2012
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author, Activist

Rodney Glen King was an American activist. On March 3, 1991, King was beaten by LAPD officers after a high-speed chase during his arrest for drunk driving and driving while intoxicated on I-210. An uninvolved individual, George Holliday, filmed the incident from his nearby balcony and sent the footage to local news station KTLA. The footage showed an unarmed King on the ground being beaten after initially evading arrest. The incident was covered by news media around the world and caused a public furor.