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Innocent girl shot over orange juice is real story behind race riots that rocked LA

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The savage beating of Rodney King at the hands of police changed race ­relations in America forever. The 25-year-old was tasered, kicked and ­battered with batons more than 50 times after being arrested for drunk-driving in Los Angeles in March 1991.

Three LAPD officers were later acquitted of using excessive force during King’s arrest. It was a verdict that led to city-wide rioting and the deaths of 63 people in 1992.

But it was a lesser-known case of injustice that became a flashpoint for the uprising – and that story is inspiring the Black Lives Matter movement today.

Latasha Harlins was only 15 when she was shot dead by a Korean shop owner, just two weeks after King’s beating. She had been accused of trying to steal orange juice but it

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