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Separate and unequal : the Kerner Commission and the unraveling of American liberalism, Steven M. Gillon
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- "The definitive history of the Kerner Commission, whose report on urban unrest reshaped American debates about race and inequality In Separate and Unequal, historian Steven M. Gillon offers a revelatory new history of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders--popularly known as the Kerner Commission. Convened by President Lyndon Johnson after riots in Newark and Detroit left dozens dead and thousands injured, the commission issued a report in 1968 that attributed the unrest to "white racism" and called for aggressive new programs to end discrimination and poverty. "Our nation is moving toward two societies, " it warned, "one black, and one white--separate and unequal." Johnson refused to accept the Kerner Report, and as his political coalition unraveled, its proposals went nowhere. For the right, the report became a symbol of liberal excess, and for the left, one of opportunities lost. Separate and Unequal is essential for anyone seeking to understand the fraught politics of race in America"--
- "In Separate and Unequal, historian Steven M. Gillon offers a revelatory new history of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders--popularly known as the Kerner Commission. Convened by President Lyndon Johnson after riots in Newark and Detroit left dozens dead and thousands injured, the commission issued a report in 1968 that attributed the unrest to "white racism" and called for aggressive new programs to end racism and poverty. "Our nation is moving toward two societies, " they warned, "one black, and one white--separate and unequal." Fifty years later, Gillon draws on official records, never-before-seen private papers, and interviews with key players to offer an absorbing new account of the Kerner Commission's work and its vital legacies. Johnson, he shows, never intended the Commission as anything more than window dressing; when it took its mission seriously, he cut off its funding. And despite its unanimous report, the Commission was riven by generational, ideological, and racial divides that foreshadowed the fracturing of Johnson's liberal coalition and the reshaping of American politics in the years that followed. A vivid portrait of the possibilities and limitations of American liberalism at its apogee, Separate and Unequal is a crucial book for anyone seeking to understand our debate over race today"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 374 pages
- Isbn
- 9780465096084
- Label
- Separate and unequal : the Kerner Commission and the unraveling of American liberalism
- Title
- Separate and unequal
- Title remainder
- the Kerner Commission and the unraveling of American liberalism
- Statement of responsibility
- Steven M. Gillon
- Subject
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- Liberalism -- United States -- 20th century
- Riots -- Political aspects -- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969
- United States -- Race relations | Political aspects
- African Americans -- United States -- Social conditions
- United States, National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders -- History
- United States, National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders.
- Urban poor -- Social conditions -- United States
- United States -- Social policy -- 20th century
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "The definitive history of the Kerner Commission, whose report on urban unrest reshaped American debates about race and inequality In Separate and Unequal, historian Steven M. Gillon offers a revelatory new history of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders--popularly known as the Kerner Commission. Convened by President Lyndon Johnson after riots in Newark and Detroit left dozens dead and thousands injured, the commission issued a report in 1968 that attributed the unrest to "white racism" and called for aggressive new programs to end discrimination and poverty. "Our nation is moving toward two societies, " it warned, "one black, and one white--separate and unequal." Johnson refused to accept the Kerner Report, and as his political coalition unraveled, its proposals went nowhere. For the right, the report became a symbol of liberal excess, and for the left, one of opportunities lost. Separate and Unequal is essential for anyone seeking to understand the fraught politics of race in America"--
- "In Separate and Unequal, historian Steven M. Gillon offers a revelatory new history of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders--popularly known as the Kerner Commission. Convened by President Lyndon Johnson after riots in Newark and Detroit left dozens dead and thousands injured, the commission issued a report in 1968 that attributed the unrest to "white racism" and called for aggressive new programs to end racism and poverty. "Our nation is moving toward two societies, " they warned, "one black, and one white--separate and unequal." Fifty years later, Gillon draws on official records, never-before-seen private papers, and interviews with key players to offer an absorbing new account of the Kerner Commission's work and its vital legacies. Johnson, he shows, never intended the Commission as anything more than window dressing; when it took its mission seriously, he cut off its funding. And despite its unanimous report, the Commission was riven by generational, ideological, and racial divides that foreshadowed the fracturing of Johnson's liberal coalition and the reshaping of American politics in the years that followed. A vivid portrait of the possibilities and limitations of American liberalism at its apogee, Separate and Unequal is a crucial book for anyone seeking to understand our debate over race today"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Citation location within source
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- February 15, 2018
- February 12, 2018
- January 01, 2018
- Citation source
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- Library Journal
- Publishers Weekly
- Kirkus Reviews
- Library Journal Starred Reviews
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gillon, Steven M
- Dewey number
- 363.32/31097309046
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV6477
- LC item number
- .G56 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Johnson, Lyndon B.
- United States
- United States
- Riots
- Urban poor
- Liberalism
- African Americans
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Separate and unequal : the Kerner Commission and the unraveling of American liberalism, Steven M. Gillon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-355) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- BRD2017035839
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 374 pages
- Isbn
- 9780465096084
- Lccn
- 2017035839
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780465096084
- (OCoLC)993420199
- Label
- Separate and unequal : the Kerner Commission and the unraveling of American liberalism, Steven M. Gillon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-355) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- BRD2017035839
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 374 pages
- Isbn
- 9780465096084
- Lccn
- 2017035839
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780465096084
- (OCoLC)993420199
Subject
- Liberalism -- United States -- 20th century
- Riots -- Political aspects -- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969
- United States -- Race relations | Political aspects
- African Americans -- United States -- Social conditions
- United States, National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders -- History
- United States, National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders.
- Urban poor -- Social conditions -- United States
- United States -- Social policy -- 20th century
- Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
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