When the smoke cleared : the 1968 rebellion and the unfinished battle for civil rights in the nation's capital / Kyla Sommers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sommers, Kyla, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race riots--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.

Race riots.

African Americans--Washington (D.C.)--Social conditions--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.

Washington (D.C.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : The New Press, [2023]

Summary:

"A history of the uprisings and protests in Washington, D.C., following the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

1. "We Want to Free DC from Our Enemies": Black Activism in the Capital

2. "The Nation's Capital Is in a Sweat": Crime, Policing, and Rising Tensions

3. "They Take This Nonviolent Man and Kill Him Violently": April 4, 1968

4. "You Just Can't Expect People Not to Act This Way": Understanding the Rebellions

5. "Helmeted Troops Cast Long, Fierce Shadows": The Military's Occupation of DC

6. "You Have a City in Flames.… And so Some People Will Have to Languish in Jail": The Administration of Justice

7. "Calm and Compassionate Style": Community Aid and Restoring Normalcy

8. "A Vacuum and an Opportunity": Creating a Framework for Reconstruction

9. "The Troublemakers … Will Be Dealt With Severely": The Backlash to Restraint

10. "We Want to Rebuild.… What Do You Want?": Community Control and Reconstruction

11. "A Great Deal of Public Interest and Debate": Crime and Policing After the Rebellions

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

About the Author

Copyright.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781620978108

1620978105

OCLC:

1371140809