Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission Report)
By National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders · Running time 24:19:51 · Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Modern (20th C)
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The summer of 1967 again brought racial disorders to American cities, and with them shock, fear and bewilderment to the nation. The worst came during a two-week period in July, first in Newark and then in Detroit. Each set off a chain reaction in neighboring communities. On July 28, 1967, the President of the United States [Lyndon B. Johnson] established this Commission and directed us to answer three basic questions: What happened? Why did it happen? What can be done to prevent it from happening again? This is our basic conclusion: Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one whi
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