The United States National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders creator Cobb, William Jelani editor, author of introduction. Guariglia, Matthew editor. text bibliography nyu 2021 First edition. monographic eng

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xxvi, 283 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm "Recognizing that an historic study of American racism and police violence should become part of today's canon, Jelani Cobb contextualizes it for a new generation. The Kerner Commission Report, released a month before Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 assassination, is among a handful of government reports that reads like an illuminating history book-a dramatic, often shocking, exploration of systemic racism that transcends its time. Yet Columbia University professor and New Yorker correspondent Jelani Cobb argues that this prescient report, which examined more than a dozen urban uprisings between 1964 and 1967, has been woefully neglected. In an enlightening new introduction, Cobb reveals how these uprisings were used as political fodder by Republicans and demonstrates that this condensed edition of the Report should be essential reading at a moment when protest movements are challenging us to uproot racial injustice. A detailed examination of economic inequality, race, and policing, the Report has never been more relevant, and demonstrates to devastating effect that it is possible for us to be entirely cognizant of history and still tragically repeat it"-- Introduction / by Jelani Cobb The Essential Kerner Commission Report: Part I. What Happened?: Chapter 1. Profiles of Disorder ; Chapter 2. Patterns of Disorder Part II. Why Did it Happen?: Chapter 4. The Basic Causes ; Chapter 6. The Formation of Racial Ghettos ; Chapter 7. Unemployment, Family Structure and Social Disorganization ; Chapter 8. Conditions of Life in the Racial Ghetto Part III. What Can be Done?: Chapter 11. Police the Community ; Chapter 12. Control of Disorder ; Chapter 15. The News Media and the Disorders ; Chapter 17. Recommendations for National Action Conclusion Appendix: Frequently asked questions edited and introduced by Jelani Cobb, with Matthew Guariglia. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Race riots United States History 20th century Disturbios raciales Historia Estados Unidos Siglo XX Police brutality United States Case studies Brutalidad policial Estados Unidos Estudio de casos Urban poor United States Pobreza urbana Estados Unidos African Americans Social conditions 20th century Afroamericanos Condiciones sociales Siglo XX African Americans Economic conditions 20th century Afroamericanos Condiciones económicas Siglo XX United States Race relations Estados Unidos Relaciones raciales HV 6477 U58e 2021 363.32/30973 9781631498923 (paperback) 1631498924 (paperback) 2021021164 DLC 210504 20250808110606.0 22020411 eng