Rodney King Federal Trial; Oscar Hijuelos

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Thursday 03/11/1993

Lawyers Steven Brill and Norman Siegel discuss the acquittal of the police officers accused of beating Rodney King and debate the validity of holding a second trial in federal court. Lawyers Thomas I. Atkins joins Norman Siegel to address the role race has played in the trials of the police officers accused of beating Rodney King. Author Oscar Hijuelos talks about growing up in New York City and his latest novel: "The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien."