I remember this vividly. I remember the burning emotions on both sides of the racial divide. Whites were terrified, not fearful and Blacks were hot with rage and Negroes were trying to be conciliatory... - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 10/9/17
In the Summer of '67, there were 159 RACE RIOTS across the U.S. (yes, you read that right) -- this was also known as the "Long hot summer of 1967".
As a result, president Lyndon B. Johnson established the "Kerner Commission" to answer 3 basic questions: "What happened? Why did it happen? What can be done to prevent it from happening again and again?"
After 7 months of investigation, the findings... stated that the root cause of the riots was a result from "black frustration at lack of economic opportunity". The report also blamed state & federal governments for "failed housing, education and social-service policies".
The sharpest criticism, however, was at the MAINSTREAM MEDIA, who for "too long basked in a white world looking out of it ... with white men's eyes and white perspective".
The report also suggests: Main cause of urban violence was "white racism", and that White America bore much of the responsibility for black rioting and rebellion.
Some remedies to fix the issue include hiring more diverse workforce, a more sensitive police force, and investing billions in housing programs aimed at breaking up residential segregation.
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President Johnson rejected the commission's recommendations.
As a result, president Lyndon B. Johnson established the "Kerner Commission" to answer 3 basic questions: "What happened? Why did it happen? What can be done to prevent it from happening again and again?"
After 7 months of investigation, the findings... stated that the root cause of the riots was a result from "black frustration at lack of economic opportunity". The report also blamed state & federal governments for "failed housing, education and social-service policies".
The sharpest criticism, however, was at the MAINSTREAM MEDIA, who for "too long basked in a white world looking out of it ... with white men's eyes and white perspective".
The report also suggests: Main cause of urban violence was "white racism", and that White America bore much of the responsibility for black rioting and rebellion.
Some remedies to fix the issue include hiring more diverse workforce, a more sensitive police force, and investing billions in housing programs aimed at breaking up residential segregation.
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President Johnson rejected the commission's recommendations.
There's a book that further details the report on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2vaBpzu
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Most of our budget goes to the military industrial complex. The rest of the nation fights over 35% of the national budget. Scraps we fight and argue over, and expect every basic concern to be dealt with fairly? If we are honest we would ask ourselves why we clamor for war without pause? Why do we, as a nation, place little thought to our contradictions in concepts like freedom that hold us beholden to feeding the military budget with more money each year? We, in our best behavior, are our worst enemy placing value in speed as we hurry from one crisis to another without resolving the root problems? - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories October 9, 2017
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