Report of The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, March 1, 1968

Published by U.S. Government Printing Office and Survey Research Center Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan, Washington, D.C. / Michigan, 1968

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First edition. Lacking the Supplemental Studies for The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, July, 1968. Quarto. xv, 425pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Pictorial wrappers. Foxing on wrappers, lightly sunned and wrinkled spines, top corners, else a very good set. In the summer of 1967 there was racial unrest in many U.S. cities, the worst happening in Newark and Detroit. President Lyndon B. Johnson established this Commission (also known as the Kerner Commission) to answer three questions: What happened, why did it happen, and how can we prevent it from happening again? Main topics in this volume are: Profiles of disorder, Patterns of disorders, Organized activity, The basic causes, Rejection and protest : an historical sketch, The formation of the racial ghettos, Unemployment, family structure, and social disorganization, Conditions of life in the racial ghetto, Comparing the immigrant and Negro experience, The community response, The police and the community, Control of disorder, The administration of justice under emergency conditions, Damages: repair and compensation, The news media and the disorders, The future of the cities, Recommendations for national action, and Supplement on control of disorder. Well represented in institutions but seemingly scarce in the trade.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Report of The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, March 1, 1968
• Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office and Survey Research Center Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan, Washington, D.C. / Michigan
• Publication Date: 1968
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
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  • African-Americana