Unlike the urban uprisings of the 1960s, those following the acquittals of police officers in the Rodney King case ______.
A. included attacks directly on Whites and on other minority groups
B. included attacks only on police officers
C. involved mostly peaceful, nonviolent demonstrations
D. focused on directly attacking the White community
Answer: A
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