The Kerner Report / The National Advisory Commission on Civil The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, The National Advisory Commission on Civil, author.

United States. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, author.

Contributor:

United States. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, Issuing body.

Zelizer, Julian.

Series:

James Madison library in American politics.

The James Madison Library in American Politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Economic conditions--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Social conditions--20th century.

Police brutality--United States--20th century.

Police brutality.

Riots--United States--20th century--Case studies.

Riots.

Riots--United States.

Urban poor--United States.

Urban poor.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973.

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (543 p.)

Edition:

2016 edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Kerner Report is a powerful window into the roots of racism and inequality in the United States. Hailed by Martin Luther King Jr. as a "physician's warning of approaching death, with a prescription for life," this historic study was produced by a presidential commission established by Lyndon Johnson, chaired by former Illinois governor Otto Kerner, and provides a riveting account of the riots that shook 1960s America. The commission pointed to the polarization of American society, white racism, economic inopportunity, and other factors, arguing that only "a compassionate, massive, and sustained" effort could reverse the troubling reality of a racially divided, separate, and unequal society. Conservatives criticized the report as a justification of lawless violence while leftist radicals complained that Kerner didn't go far enough. But for most Americans, this report was an eye-opening account of what was wrong in race relations.Drawing together decades of scholarship showing the widespread and ingrained nature of racism, The Kerner Report provided an important set of arguments about what the nation needs to do to achieve racial justice, one that is familiar in today's climate. Presented here with an introduction by historian Julian Zelizer, The Kerner Report deserves renewed attention in America's continuing struggle to achieve true parity in race relations, income, employment, education, and other critical areas.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

General Editor's Introduction / Wilentz, Sean

Introduction to the 2016 Edition / Zelizer, Julian E.

Foreword

The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders

Summary

Preface

Part I .What Happened?

Chapter 1. Profiles of Disorder

Chapter 2. Patterns of Disorder

Chapter 3. Organized Activity

Part II. Why Did It Happen?

Chapter 4. The Basic Causes

Chapter 5. Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch

Chapter 6. The Formation of the Racial Ghettos

Chapter 7. Unemployment, Family Structure, and Social Disorganization

Chapter 8. Conditions of Life in the Racial Ghetto

Chapter 9. Comparing the Immigrant and Negro Experiences

Part III. What Can Be Done?

Chapter 10. The Community Response

Chapter 11. Police and the Community

Chapter 12. Control of Disorder

Chapter 13. The Administration of Justice under Emergency Conditions

Chapter 14. Damages: Repair and Compensation

Chapter 15. The News Media and the Disorders

Chapter 16. The Future of the Cities

Chapter 17. Recommendations for National Action

Conclusion

Appendixes

Remarks of the President upon Issuing an Executive Order Establishing a National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, July 29, 1967

Biographical Materials on Commissioners

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400880805

1400880807

OCLC:

945735971