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Anna Deavere Smith takes a deep dive into the aftermath of one of Los Angeles most divisive moments. The 1992 acquittal of officers involved in Rodney King’s police brutality case ignited the streets of LA. For some a riot, for others a revolution, the events exposed a divide in policing that continues to reverberates today. Smith interviewed over 350 Los Angelinos and creates a tableau of trauma driven by race and class. Creating an exacting portrait of participants and witnesses, that taken together create a stirring cry for reform.