1967
Policing / racial inequalityBook sources
Urban uprisings and the Kerner Commission’s diagnosis
Detroit, Newark and other U.S. cities
Major uprisings were met by police and military force. The subsequent commission identified white racism and pervasive discrimination in housing, jobs and education as underlying causes.
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Context / qualification
The disorders occurred in 1967; the commission’s final report appeared in 1968.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H01 at 00:03:47 (approximate; supplied recording)