Kerner Report

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:report
gptkbp:chairman gptkb:Otto_Kerner_Jr.
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:President_Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kerner Report
gptkbp:impact influenced public debate on race relations
limited implementation of recommendations
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy frequently cited in discussions of race and inequality in the U.S.
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national attention in 1968
gptkbp:notableQuote Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal.
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Report_of_the_National_Advisory_Commission_on_Civil_Disorders
gptkbp:pages 426
gptkbp:plotSummary United States was moving toward two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal
gptkbp:publicationYear 1968
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:U.S._Government_Printing_Office
gptkbp:purpose investigate causes of 1967 race riots in the United States
gptkbp:recommendation better education
expanded employment opportunities
federal initiatives to reduce poverty
improved housing
reform police practices
gptkbp:relatedCommissionMember gptkb:Roy_Wilkins
gptkb:John_Lindsay
gptkb:Kathryn_P._Morgan
gptkb:Edward_Brooke
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:1967_Detroit_riot
gptkb:1967_Newark_riots
gptkbp:subject civil rights
race relations
poverty
police-community relations
urban unrest
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Advisory_Commission_on_Civil_Disorders
gptkb:Report_of_the_National_Advisory_Commission_on_Civil_Disorders
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8