1990 — February 11, Nelson Mandela is freed after 27 years in prison.
1991 — March 3, Rodney King is brutally beaten in San Fernando Valley by L.A. police officers, sparking riots, an investigation, and subsequent trial.
1992 — April 30, “The Cosby Show“ broadcasts final episode of its eight season run.
1993 — October 7, Toni Morrison becomes the first African-American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Which novel won the prize?
1995 — October 16, the Million Man March, under the leadership of Minister Louis Farrakhan, is held in Washington, D.C.