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# The L.A. Riots Were 30 Years Ago. I’m Still Trying to Understand Them.
- URL: https://werd.io/the-la-riots-were-30-years-ago-im-still-trying/
- Published: 2022-04-30T14:32:12.000Z
- Updated: 2022-04-30T14:32:12.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“But my editor, who was white, removed all references to King’s race from the story’s opening paragraphs.”

\[[Link](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/magazine/riots-los-angeles-violence.html)\]