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


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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 28:06 Lu par realisticspeakers
Summary, part 2 20:13 Lu par Michele Fry
Summary, part 3 21:23 Lu par Michele Fry
Summary, part 4 19:45 Lu par Michele Fry
Preface 11:50 Lu par Craig Campbell
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Introduction 17:46 Lu par Colleen McMahon
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Tampa 17:23 Lu par William Allan Jones
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Cincinnati 18:29 Lu par William Allan Jones
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Atlanta 11:37 Lu par Colleen McMahon
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Newark 33:40 Lu par Eric Evans
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Northern New Jersey 16:22 Lu par Eric Evans
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Plainfield and New Brunswick 31:50 Lu par PhyllisV
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 1 25:08 Lu par PhyllisV
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 2 25:26 Lu par PhyllisV
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 3 19:35 Lu par PhyllisV
Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 4, Methodology 17:01 Lu par PhyllisV
Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: Introduction, The Pattern of Violence and Damage 23:45 Lu par ToddHW
Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Riot Process 27:28 Lu par Eric Evans
Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Riot Participant 22:14 Lu par Eric Evans
Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Background of Disorder 37:51 Lu par marwalk
Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Aftermath of Disorder 15:45 Lu par marwalk
Ch 3 Organized Activity 5:34 Lu par Eric Evans
Ch 4 The Basic Causes 10:45 Lu par Eric Evans
Ch 5 Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch part 1 24:05 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 5 Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch part 2 25:43 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 5 Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch part 3 19:49 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 5 Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch part 4 23:06 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 6 The Formation of the Racial Ghettos 30:10 Lu par Peter Kuhn
Ch 7 Unemployment, Family Structure and Social Disorganization, part 1 22:30 Lu par marwalk
Ch 7 Unemployment, Family Structure and Social Disorganization, part 2 15:52 Lu par marwalk
Ch 8 Conditions of Life in the Racial Ghetto 37:22 Lu par Peter Kuhn
Ch 9 Comparing the Immigrant and Negro Experience 14:29 Lu par Craig Campbell
Ch 10 The Community Response, part 1 22:11 Lu par Eric Evans
Ch 10 The Community Response, part 2 20:52 Lu par Eric Evans
Ch 11 Police and the Community, part 1 25:48 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 11 Police and the Community, part 2 22:05 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 11 Police and the Community, part 3 18:25 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 12 Control of Disorder, part 1 17:55 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 12 Control of Disorder, part 2 22:19 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 13 The Administration of Justice Under Emergency Conditions, part 1 19:11 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 13 The Administration of Justice Under Emergency Conditions, part 2 21:54 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 13 The Administration of Justice Under Emergency Conditions, part 3 15:52 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 14 Damages: Repair and Compensation 10:25 Lu par KevinS
Ch 15 The News Media and The Disorders, part 1 17:32 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 15 The News Media and The Disorders, part 2 32:13 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 15 The News Media and The Disorders, part 3 13:07 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 15 The News Media and The Disorders, part 4 22:27 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 16 The Future of the Cities, part 1 27:14 Lu par Availle
Ch 16 The Future of the Cities, part 2 28:16 Lu par Availle
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 1 19:08 Lu par Mark Goodger
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 2 18:19 Lu par ToddHW
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 3 15:24 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 4 28:41 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 5 25:49 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 6 30:49 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 7 31:04 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 8 25:46 Lu par Maria Kasper
Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 9 25:35 Lu par Maria Kasper
Conclusion 1:56 Lu par BettyB
Supplement on Control of Disorder: The Police 31:58 Lu par KevinS
Supplement on Control of Disorder: Fire Departments 12:34 Lu par KevinS
Supplement on Control of Disorder: State Response 36:19 Lu par KevinS
Supplement on Control of Disorder: Army Response 9:34 Lu par KevinS
Supplement on Control of Disorder: Coordinating the Control Response, part 1 20:21 Lu par KevinS
Supplement on Control of Disorder: Coordinating the Control Response, part 2 26:42 Lu par KevinS
Supplement on Control of Disorder: Legal Needs for Riot Control 17:03 Lu par KevinS
Other Supplements: Attorney General Letter, Constitution, Timeline 13:09 Lu par Eric Evans
Appendices A-C 19:52 Lu par BettyB