Looters hit Sears during 1992 LA riots

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Signs of trouble for Sears began in the late 1970s and continued into the early 1990s. This photograph shows looters hauling out Sears merchandise during the 1992 Los Angeles riots after a jury acquitted the police officers involved in the Rodney King beating.

First published March 24, 2017: 3:46 PM ET
Source: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History

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