Cover of Time Magazine 11 May 1992

Dublin Core

Title

Cover of Time Magazine 11 May 1992

Subject

Culture
Youth
California
Race
Violence
Conflict
Los Angeles

Description

Image of a group of armed riot police running down a street with a blazing fire in the background caused by rioters in the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. TIME written in bold red letters at the top of the cover, a motif of Time Magazine. Underneath there is a quote from Rodney King May 1, 1992 that says “Can we all get along?” providing a harsh contrast between the violent and destructive image and the plea for peace in the text.
This cover story was published during the 1992 Los Angeles riots which were fuelled by underlying tensions between the black working class community and the Los Angeles Police Department and were sparked when the police officers responsible for the beating of Rodney King, a black taxi driver, were acquitted.

Creator

John T. Barr, Time Magazine

Publisher

Time Magazine 1992

Date

11 May 1992

Contributor

Jake Marshall

Rights

Time Magazine Archives
http://time.com/4746481/rodney-king-riots-documentary-clip/

Language

English

Type

Textual/ Visual - print magazine, photographs and illistrations

Identifier

20th century California

Files

Time Magazine.png

Collection

Citation

John T. Barr, Time Magazine, “Cover of Time Magazine 11 May 1992,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed April 28, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/291.