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Steve Neavling During his tenure as Detroit’s police chief, James Craig regularly convinced residents of success where statistics suggested failure, including on crime. In March 1991, the nation watched in horror as TV stations looped footage of mostly white Los Angeles police officers savagely beating Rodney King, a Black man pulled over after a high-speed chase. For many minority Angelenos, the incident came as less of a surprise: Frustrate...

By Violet Ikonomova and Tom Perkins In March 1991, the nation watched in horror as TV stations looped footage of mostly white Los Angeles police officers savagely beating Rodney King, a Black man pulled over for a traffic violation. For many minority Angelenos, the incident came as less of a surprise: Frustrated community leaders detailed how the beating represented the culmination of the vicious and terrifying 13-year reign of white Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates, who downplayed it as an aberration. But the controversy didn’t just highlight the LAPD’s strained relationship wi...