President's National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty, Rural Poverty in the United States , Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 1968, 601 pp. ($5.75)

1969 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 715-717
Author(s):  
John M. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
The United States ◽  
Government Printing ◽  
National Advisory Commission ◽  
Advisory Commission

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.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document