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Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission Report)

The summer of 1967 again brought racial disorders to American cities, and with them shock, fear and bewilderment to the nation. The worst came during a two-week period in July, first in Newark and then in Detroit. Each set off a chain reaction in neighboring communities. On July 28, 1967, the President of the United States [Lyndon B. Johnson] established this Commission and directed us to answer three basic questions:
What happened?
Why did it happen?
What can be done to prevent it from happening again?

This is our basic conclusion: Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white--separate and unequal. This deepening racial division is not inevitable. The movement apart can be reversed. Choice is still possible. Our principal task is to define that choice and to press for a national resolution. - Summary from the Introduction

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Summary, part 1 (realisticspeakers)
Summary, part 2 (Michele Fry)
Summary, part 3 (Michele Fry)
Summary, part 4 (Michele Fry)
Preface (Craig Campbell)
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Introduction (Colleen McMahon)
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Tampa (William Allan Jones)
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Cincinnati (William Allan Jones)
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Atlanta (Colleen McMahon)
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Newark (Eric Evans)
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Northern New Jersey (Eric Evans)
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Plainfield and New Brunswick (PhyllisV)
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 1 (PhyllisV)
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 2 (PhyllisV)
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 3 (PhyllisV)
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 4, Methodology (PhyllisV)
Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: Introduction, The Pattern of Violence and Damage (ToddHW)
Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Riot Process (Eric Evans)
Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Riot Participant (Eric Evans)
Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Background of Disorder (marwalk)
Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Aftermath of Disorder (marwalk)
Ch 3 Organized Activity (Eric Evans)
Ch 4 The Basic Causes (Eric Evans)
Ch 5 Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch part 1 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 5 Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch part 2 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 5 Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch part 3 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 5 Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch part 4 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 6 The Formation of the Racial Ghettos (Peter Kuhn)
Ch 7 Unemployment, Family Structure and Social Disorganization, part 1 (marwalk)
Ch 7 Unemployment, Family Structure and Social Disorganization, part 2 (marwalk)
Ch 8 Conditions of Life in the Racial Ghetto (Peter Kuhn)
Ch 9 Comparing the Immigrant and Negro Experience (Craig Campbell)
Ch 10 The Community Response, part 1 (Eric Evans)
Ch 10 The Community Response, part 2 (Eric Evans)
Ch 11 Police and the Community, part 1 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 11 Police and the Community, part 2 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 11 Police and the Community, part 3 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 12 Control of Disorder, part 1 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 12 Control of Disorder, part 2 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 13 The Administration of Justice Under Emergency Conditions, part 1 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 13 The Administration of Justice Under Emergency Conditions, part 2 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 13 The Administration of Justice Under Emergency Conditions, part 3 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 14 Damages: Repair and Compensation (KevinS)
Ch 15 The News Media and The Disorders, part 1 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 15 The News Media and The Disorders, part 2 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 15 The News Media and The Disorders, part 3 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 15 The News Media and The Disorders, part 4 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 16 The Future of the Cities, part 1 (Availle)
Ch 16 The Future of the Cities, part 2 (Availle)
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 1 (Mark Goodger)
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 2 (ToddHW)
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 3 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 4 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 5 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 6 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 7 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 8 (Maria Kasper)
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 9 (Maria Kasper)
Conclusion (BettyB)
Supplement on Control of Disorder: The Police (KevinS)
Supplement on Control of Disorder: Fire Departments (KevinS)
Supplement on Control of Disorder: State Response (KevinS)
Supplement on Control of Disorder: Army Response (KevinS)
Supplement on Control of Disorder: Coordinating the Control Response, part 1 (KevinS)
Supplement on Control of Disorder: Coordinating the Control Response, part 2 (KevinS)
Supplement on Control of Disorder: Legal Needs for Riot Control (KevinS)
Other Supplements: Attorney General Letter, Constitution, Timeline (Eric Evans)
Appendices A-C (BettyB)
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