The Harvest of American Racism : : the Political Meaning of Violence in the Summer of 1967
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Text of the original report of The Harvest of American Racism : The Political Meaning of Violence in the Summer of 1967 -- The history and development of The Harvest Report : Recollections / Robert Shellow, David Boesel, Gary T. Marx, David O. Sears.
"In the summer of 1967, in response to violent demonstrations that rocked 164 cities across the U.S., the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, commonly known as the Kerner Commission, was formed. As part of its work, the Commission employed social scientists to research the root causes of the disturbances, including the role that law enforcement played. Chief among its research projects was a study of 23 American cities, headed by social psychologist Robert Shellow. Shellow's social scientists worked from the vast material brought back by teams of Commission investigators who fanned out across those cities, conducting interviews and gathering data. An early draft of the scientists' analysis was delivered on November 22, 1967. Their report, titled "The Harvest of American Racism: The Political Meaning of Violence in the Summer of 1967" provoked the Commission's staff by uncovering political causes for the unrest; the team of researchers was fired, and the controversial report remained buried at the LBJ Presidential Library until now. The first publication of the Harvest report half a century later reveals that many of the issues it describes are still with us, including how cities might more effectively and humanely react to groups and communities in protest."--Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2018.
Year Published: 2018
Description: ix, 163 pages ; 23 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780472073887
0472073885
9780472053889
0472053884
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Shellow, Robert Scott, 1929-
Dawson, Michael C., 1951-
Sears, David O.,
Boesel, David,
Marx, Gary T.,
SUBJECTS
United States. -- National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders.
United States. -- National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders -- History.
Racism -- Political aspects -- United States.
Race riots -- Political aspects -- United States.
Political violence -- United States.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1964-1975.
African Americans -- History -- 20th century.
Governmental investigations -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Inner cities -- United States -- Case studies.
Riots -- United States -- 20th century -- Case studies.