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Separate and unequal : the Kerner Commission and the unraveling of American liberalism, Steven M. Gillon
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- Summary
- "The definitive history of the Kerner Commission, whose report on urban unrest reshaped American debates about race and inequality In 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 and 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"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "March 2018"--Title page verso
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- "It looks like Berlin in 1945"
- "What do they want?"
- "Let your search be free"
- "I'll take out my pocketknife and cut your peter off"
- "I think we should avoid overstatement"
- "A straitjacket of facts"
- "White racism"
- "Can you really say this in a government report?"
- "That's good and tell him I appreciate that"
- "Lindsay has taken effective control of the Commission"
- "Two societies"
- "I'd be a hypocrite"
- "The most courageous government report in the last decade"
- "The 60s and 70s seem to have left us exhausted."
- Isbn
- 9780465096084
- Label
- Separate and unequal : the Kerner Commission and the unraveling of American liberalism
- Title
- Separate and unequal
- Title remainder
- the Kerner Commission and the unraveling of American liberalism
- Statement of responsibility
- Steven M. Gillon
- Subject
-
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General
- United States -- Race relations | Political aspects
- Riots -- Political aspects -- United States
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- HISTORY / United States / 21st Century
- United States -- Social policy -- 20th century
- United States, National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders -- History
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development
- Liberalism -- United States -- 20th century
- Urban poor -- United States -- Social conditions
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
- African Americans -- United States -- Social conditions
- United States, National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders.
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The definitive history of the Kerner Commission, whose report on urban unrest reshaped American debates about race and inequality In 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 and 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"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 363.32/31097309046
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV6477
- LC item number
- .G56 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Label
- Separate and unequal : the Kerner Commission and the unraveling of American liberalism, Steven M. Gillon
- Note
- "March 2018"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-355) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- "It looks like Berlin in 1945" -- "What do they want?" -- "Let your search be free" -- "I'll take out my pocketknife and cut your peter off" -- "I think we should avoid overstatement" -- "A straitjacket of facts" -- "White racism" -- "Can you really say this in a government report?" -- "That's good and tell him I appreciate that" -- "Lindsay has taken effective control of the Commission" -- "Two societies" -- "I'd be a hypocrite" -- "The most courageous government report in the last decade" -- "The 60s and 70s seem to have left us exhausted."
- Control code
- ocn993420199
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780465096084
- Lccn
- 2017035839
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780465096084
- (OCoLC)993420199
- Label
- Separate and unequal : the Kerner Commission and the unraveling of American liberalism, Steven M. Gillon
- Note
- "March 2018"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-355) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- "It looks like Berlin in 1945" -- "What do they want?" -- "Let your search be free" -- "I'll take out my pocketknife and cut your peter off" -- "I think we should avoid overstatement" -- "A straitjacket of facts" -- "White racism" -- "Can you really say this in a government report?" -- "That's good and tell him I appreciate that" -- "Lindsay has taken effective control of the Commission" -- "Two societies" -- "I'd be a hypocrite" -- "The most courageous government report in the last decade" -- "The 60s and 70s seem to have left us exhausted."
- Control code
- ocn993420199
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780465096084
- Lccn
- 2017035839
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780465096084
- (OCoLC)993420199
Subject
- African Americans -- United States -- Social conditions
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- HISTORY / United States / 21st Century
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Liberalism -- United States -- 20th century
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development
- Riots -- Political aspects -- United States
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969
- United States -- Race relations | Political aspects
- United States -- Social policy -- 20th century
- United States, National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders -- History
- United States, National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders.
- Urban poor -- United States -- Social conditions
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