Race and Rebellion: Reexamining the Unlearned Lessons of the Kerner Report a Half Century Later

09/06/2020 21 min
Race and Rebellion: Reexamining the Unlearned Lessons of the Kerner Report a Half Century Later

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Reuther Library outreach archivist Meghan Courtney discusses the conclusions of the 1968 Kerner Commission report in the context of today’s protests over race relations and police brutality. Following infamous rebellions in Detroit and Newark in 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, chaired by Illinois governor Otto Kerner, to … Continue reading Race and Rebellion: Reexamining the Unlearned Lessons of the Kerner Report a Half Century Later

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