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No, Atlanta's race riot Related Content From 1992: Atlanta's Rodney King riots Previous Bill Torpy at Large Lou Arcangeli chuckled a bit when asked if Ferguson could happen here. “We had ours already,” said the retired Atlanta cop. “It can only be described as a race-riot. Anything less would be sugar coating.” Arcangeli was referring to the riot in downtown Atlanta on April 30, 1992, after an all-white jury cleared white Los Angeles cops of beating a black man named Rodney King. Arcangeli used the word “riot” to tweak the media and city officials who were loath to use that word. ... Read More DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT Big hotel going on Georgia Dome site? By Leon Stafford - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Construction of a new Atlanta Falcons stadium is paving the way for a potential new revenue source for the Georgia World Congress Center: a hotel on its campus. ... 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