RUTH Minista Paul Scott ~
 
March 3, 1991. What started off as just another case of a brotha gettin' beat 
down by the Po Po, would set off a chain of events that would forever change 
the socio-political dynamics of America, especially for the Hip Hop 
generation. 
 
Although, they beating of Rodney King by four Los Angeles police officers 
happened 20 years ago, the shock waves from the event are still being felt 
today. To grasp the gravity of the situation one has to look at it in 
historical terms.