@article{845333,
      recid = {845333},
      author = {Shellow, Robert Scott, and Dawson, Michael C., and Sears,  David O., and Boesel, David, and Marx, Gary T.,},
      title = {The harvest of American racism : the political meaning of  violence in the summer of 1967 /},
      pages = {1 online resource (ix, 163 pages) :},
      abstract = {"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.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/845333},
}