{"product_id":"the-complete-kerner-report_9780807782583","title":"The Complete Kerner Report","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Kerner report, by underscoring the interconnectedness of our social ills, offered an important reminder that we, as Americans, are intertwined. Our separateness is an illusion.” —From the Foreword by Cory Booker, U.S. Senator, New Jersey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis complete edition of the Kerner report includes the full text, as well as important graphs, statistics, and supporting materials.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven the present-day threats to American democracy, Teachers College Press is publishing the \u003cb\u003ecomplete version\u003c\/b\u003e of the groundbreaking federal report with \u003cb\u003enew introductions by U.S. Senator Cory Booker and American historian Elizabeth Hinton\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe subject of “The Riot Report,” a recent episode of the PBS documentary series \u003ci\u003eAmerican Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, the Kerner Commission report was issued to address the urban riots during the summer of 1967, and to provide suggestions for improving race relations. Contrary to commonly held beliefs that largely blamed young Black men for the riots, this report pointed to a lack of economic opportunity, disastrous social service programs, white racism, police violence, and a biased national media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis federal report is being reissued to accompany the new book edited by Alan Curtis, \u003ci\u003eCreating Justice in a Multiracial Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, in which foremost thought leaders examine what, if any, progress has been made and provide recommendations for policy initiatives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43037196583014,"sku":"9780807782583","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4051\/5174\/files\/9780807782583.jpg?v=1771608202","url":"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/products\/the-complete-kerner-report_9780807782583","provider":"Teachers College Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}