The harvest of American racism : the political meaning of violence in the summer of 1967 / edited by Robert Shellow ; with a foreword by Michael C. Dawson.
Shellow, Robert Scott, 1929- editor, author.; Dawson, Michael C., 1951- writer of foreword.; Sears, David O., author.; Boesel, David, author.; Marx, Gary T., author.
2018
E185.615 .H3258 2018eb
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Title The harvest of American racism : the political meaning of violence in the summer of 1967 / edited by Robert Shellow ; with a foreword by Michael C. Dawson.
ISBN 9780472124022 (electronic book)
0472124021 (electronic book)
9780472073887
0472053884
9780472053889
0472073885
Published Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2018]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (ix, 163 pages) : illustrations
Call Number E185.615 .H3258 2018eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.32/11097309046
Summary "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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Added Author Shellow, Robert Scott, 1929- editor, author.
Dawson, Michael C., 1951- writer of foreword.
Sears, David O., author.
Boesel, David, author.
Marx, Gary T., author.
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Foreword: A perennial harvest / Michael C. Dawson
Introduction / Robert Shellow
Text of the original report of The harvest of American racism : the political meaning of violence in the Summer of 1967
The history and development of the Harvest report : recollections / Robert Shellow, David Boesel, Gary T. Marx, David O. Sears
Appendix A: Calendars of disturbances in 1967, showing intensity and duration
Appendix B: The Commission's report in two guises : the role of politics / Paul F. Lazarsfeld and Martin Jaeckel.

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