scholarly journals THE “WORK” RACE DOES

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence D. Bobo ◽  
Michael C. Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Martin Luther ◽  
Color Line ◽  
Fortieth Anniversary ◽  
National Advisory Commission ◽  
Look Back ◽  
Advisory Commission ◽  
Commission Report ◽  
Kerner Commission ◽  
Martin Luther King

The year 2008 has provided many opportunities to look back and take stock of what has and has not changed along the color line. Perhaps of greatest salience is that this year marks four decades of uneven progress since the tragic assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. It also marks the fortieth anniversary of the publication of what became known as the Kerner Commission report (National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders 1968). The great sadness following those tragic deaths, and the somber tone set by the “two nations” declaration at the heart of the Kerner Report, call to mind an era of acute racial division, but also of steady struggle for change.

An Ounce of Prevention

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Dustin ◽  
Cary McDonald ◽  
Brett Wright ◽  
Jack Harper ◽  
Gene Lamke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
National Advisory Commission ◽  
Recreation Areas ◽  
Lyndon Johnson ◽  
Advisory Commission ◽  
Kerner Commission ◽  
Social Upheaval ◽  
American Cities

The recent social upheaval in the wake of George Floyd’s death is reminiscent of the country’s turmoil in the late 1960s. In response to that social upheaval, President Lyndon Johnson charged what came to be known as the Kerner Commission with investigating the riots’ causes across 20 major American cities and recommending what could be done to prevent their reoccurrence. Among the most prominently mentioned causes of the riots was “inadequate recreation areas and facilities” in impoverished urban areas (National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, 1968, p. 104). In its recommendations, however, the Kerner Commission largely ignored the importance of recreation areas and facilities. Our commentary discusses why that was the case then, and why that should not be the case now.

Farm Policies - - A Paradox

1969 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-15
Author(s):  
Gene McMurtry
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Rural America ◽  
National Advisory Commission ◽  
Advisory Commission ◽  
Commission Report ◽  
Good For

Many facets of the much discussed and maligned “farm problem” were examined in the National Advisory Commission report on Food and Fiber. This report was readable, cohesive and on the whole, quite informative. All the essentials of our dynamic and complex agriculture were touched upon. Members of the Commission represented a cross section of thinking concerning the industry of agriculture. It appears that they presented their ideas and objectives with a view toward what was good for all of agriculture. Consideration was given not only to farm numbers and sizes, but also to the human resources involved in agriculture and rural America.

The Food and Fiber Commission Report: Implications for the South

1969 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Luther G. Tweeten
Keyword(s):  
World Trade ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Farm Policy ◽  
The South ◽  
Commercial Agriculture ◽  
National Advisory Commission ◽  
Advisory Commission ◽  
Commission Report ◽  
Secondary Objective ◽  
Area Development

The report of the National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber displays some shortcomings, but in the main is a well conceived and extremely useful contribution to farm policy. My paper will focus principally on the implications of the Food and Fiber Commission recommendations for the South. A secondary objective will be to critique some of the recommendations, and to suggest some possible improvements in the Commission report.I have divided the recommendations into three categories for this paper: (a) commercial agriculture, (b) world trade, aid and development, and (c) rural poverty and area development. The implications of the latter two categories are presented in a most sketchy manner. I have attempted to be more comprehensive in explaining the implications of policies for commercial agriculture.

Two Societies: The Writing of the Summary of the Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 1039-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick Loessberg
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Final Report ◽  
National Advisory Commission ◽  
Advisory Commission ◽  
Kerner Commission ◽  
Separate And Unequal ◽  
Key Participants

The Kerner Commission examined the riots that occurred throughout the United States in 1967. The summary of its Final Report concluded that the nation was moving toward “two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal.” So powerful is the wording that it continues to be invoked whenever there is a Ferguson-type incident. While much has been written about the reaction to the Kerner Report, little has been known about the summary’s development or why it has endured. New interviews with key participants and an examination of Kerner Commission files have not only resulted in the discovery of information which runs counter to what was previously thought, but helps explain why the summary is still influential after almost fifty years.

Perceptions of Racial Progress and Mistreatment Today

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-270
Author(s):  
Theodore Davis
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Race Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Advisory Commission ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
Advisory Commission ◽  
Commission Report ◽  
Separate And Unequal ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Racial Progress

In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders to examine why race relations in the United States were in such a state of confusion that it had resulted in civil disturbances. By 1968, the trajectory of race relations and racial disparities, with regard to the quality of life and standards of living, were such that the commission wrote, “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one Black, one White, separate and unequal.” Since the start of the twenty-first century, economic recessions, natural disasters, and civil unrest have exposed the continuation of pervasive differences in the perceptions of racial progress between Blacks and Whites. This article aims to examine perceptions of racial progress and the continuation of unfair racial treatment within the context of the commission’s “two nations” thesis. The findings of this article suggest that Blacks remain considerably more pessimistic than Whites about the state of racial affairs in the US today. How do we explain this conundrum in light of the passage of the civil rights legislation of the 1960s? We begin with the premise that race is still a problem in today’s society, but it is a problem in ways that are very different from when the Kerner Commission report was released.

Network television writers and the ‘race problems’ of 1968

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caryn Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
White Supremacy ◽  
Network Television ◽  
Crime Drama ◽  
National Advisory Commission ◽  
Crime Dramas ◽  
Advisory Commission ◽  
Socially Relevant ◽  
Martin Luther King

This article examines the development of television scripts in the crime drama genre within the context of US commercial broadcasting in the network era. In 1968, public discourse around race relations, civil rights and violence reached a height following the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr and Robert F. Kennedy, and the release of a government study on urban uprisings by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. Ironside (1967‐75, NBC) and N.Y.P.D. (1967‐69, ABC) are two crime dramas that drew on recent events related to black militants and white supremacy in order to appeal to viewers with socially relevant entertainment during this time. The archival records of screenwriters Sy Salkowitz and Lonne Elder make it possible to trace the development of one episode from each series over the course of multiple drafts. This analysis of the script development process explores the relationship between public discourse, industrial context, commercial agendas and creative priorities. Ironside and N.Y.P.D. are both crime dramas, but an examination of both series yields points of divergence which help to illustrate the norms of the network system in terms of act structure, genre tropes, and the oversight of standards and practices.

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