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When the Smoke Cleared : : the 1968 Rebellions and the Unfinished Battle for Civil Rights in the Nation's Capital

Sommers, Kyla. Book - 2023 305.896 So, Black Studies 305.896 So 2 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 0 out of 5

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"We Want to Free D.C. From Our Enemies" : Black Activism in the Capital -- "The Nation's Capital Is In a Sweat" : Crime, Policing, and Rising Tensions -- "They Take this Nonviolent Man and Kill Him Violently" : April 4, 1968 -- "You Just Can't Expect People Not to Act This Way" : Understanding the Rebellions -- "Helmeted Troops Cast Long, Fierce Shadows" : The Military's Occupation of D.C. -- "You Have a City in Flames...And So Some People Will Have to Languish in Jail" : The Administration of Justice -- "Calm and Compassionate Style" : Community Aid and Restoring Normalcy -- "A Vacuum and an Opportunity" : Creating a Framework for Reconstruction -- "The Troublemakers...Will Be Dealt with Severely" : The Backlash to Restraint -- "We Want to Rebuild...What Do You Want?" : Community Control and Reconstruction -- "A Great Deal of Public Interest and Debate" : Crime and Policing After the Rebellions
"A history of the uprisings and protests in Washington, D.C., following the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968"-- Provided by publisher.

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PUBLISHED
New York : The New Press, [2023]
Year Published: 2023
Description: xiv, 294 pages ; 23 cm
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781620977477
1620977478

SUBJECTS
Race riots -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
African Americans -- History -- 20th century.
Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.