Cecil 'Chip' Murray

University of Southern California

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Former pastor of First African Methodist Episcopal Church; John R. Tansey Chair of Christian Ethics at the University of Southern California and author of Twice Tested by Fire: A Memoir of Faith and Service

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A recent conference on the aftermath of the 1992 Rodney King riots was called "Los Angeles: America, only sooner." What are the lessons for the rest of America — then and now?

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A recent conference on the aftermath of the 1992 Rodney King riots was called "Los Angeles: America, only sooner." What are the lessons for the rest of America — then and now?

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In 1991, Rodney King, an African American, was chased down for drunk driving by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department.

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