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The long, hot summer of 1967 : urban rebellion in America

McLaughlin, Malcolm, 1974-

2014

Overview

\"It seemed at times during the 1960s that America was caught in an unending cycle of violence and disorder. Successive summers from 1964-1968 brought waves of urban unrest, street fighting, looting, and arson to Black communities in cities from Florida to Wisconsin, Maryland to California. In some infamous cases like Watts (1965), Newark (1967), and Detroit (1967), the turmoil lasted for days on end and left devastation in its wake: entire city blocks were reduced to burnt-out ruins and scores of people were killed or injured--mainly by police officers and National Guardsmen as they battled to regain control. This book takes the pivotal year of 1967 as its focus and sets it in the context of the long, hot summers to provide new insights into the meaning of the riots and their legacy. It offers important new findings based on extensive original archival research, including never-before-seen, formerly embargoed and classified government documents and newly released official audio recordings\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Subject: African Americans Politics and government 20th century. / African Americans Social conditions 1964-1975. / Racism United States History 20th century. / African American neighborhoods History 20th century. / Inner cities United States History 20th century. / Black power United States History 20th century. / Riots United States History 20th century. / Social conflict United States History 20th century. / HISTORY - United States - 20th Century. / HISTORY - Social History. / SOCIAL SCIENCE - Discrimination & Race Relations. / United States Race relations History 20th century. / United States Social conditions 1960-1980.
• ISBN: 9781137269621, 1137269626

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
E185.615.M3536 2014	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE