
Separate And Unequal: The Kerner Commission And The Unraveling Of American Liberalism
The definitive history of the Kerner Commission, whose report on urban unrest reshaped American debates about race and inequalityIn Separate and Unequal, historian Steven M. Gillon offers a revelatory new history of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders--popularly known as the Kerner Commission. Convened by President Lyndon Johnson after riots in Newark and Detroit left dozens dead a...
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Basic Books (March 6, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0465096085
ISBN-13: 978-0465096084
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 1.4 x 9.6 inches
Amazon Rank: 203267
Format: PDF ePub djvu ebook
- 0465096085 epub
- 978-0465096084 pdf
- Steven M. Gillon pdf
- Steven M. Gillon books
- epub books
Download Love a novel pdf at allsustanjint.wordpress.com The roa to cana Here Nine years among the inians pdf link Here With love from the inside pdf link Read Pounds inches a new approach to obesity ebook 09/09/2021 01:12:43 Here Skyclans estiny pdf link Beyond foo book 1 geth and the return of the lithens
“Vastly enlightening book. I remember the Kerner Commission from when I was a kid but I was unaware of the significance of their report, and how it was rejected by LBJ and ignored. In so many ways, this book is a slightly distant mirror (of 50 years) ...”
d thousands injured, the commission issued a report in 1968 that attributed the unrest to "white racism" and called for aggressive new programs to end discrimination and poverty. "Our nation is moving toward two societies," it warned, "one black, and one white--separate and unequal."Johnson refused to accept the Kerner Report, and as his political coalition unraveled, its proposals went nowhere. For the right, the report became a symbol of liberal excess, and for the left, one of opportunities lost. Separate and Unequal is essential for anyone seeking to understand the fraught politics of race in America.
Leave a Comment