ISBN: 9780190844790

Left behind were hundreds of burned-out buildings, whole blocks that looked as though they had been bombed into oblivion. These words, written by the Washington Post''s Leonard Downie Jr.… Mehr…

Left behind were hundreds of burned-out buildings, whole blocks that looked as though they had been bombed into oblivion. These words, written by the Washington Post''s Leonard Downie Jr., do not describe a war zone but rather the nation''s capital reeling in the wake of the riots of April1968. In the devastating aftermath of Martin Luther King''s assassination, a community already plagued by poor living conditions, unfair policing, and segregation broke into chaos. These riots brought well-documented tragedy and heartbreak - not only among the families of those who lost their lives but also among those who lost their homes, possessions, jobs, and businesses. There was anger, fear, and anxiety throughout the city of Washington, DC, from the White House to theresidential neighborhoods of the capital. There was an excruciating dilemma for President Lyndon Johnson. He was outraged by the violence in the streets, but he also keenly aware that African American citizens who joined the riots had legitimate grievances that his civil rights initiatives didlittle to address. J. Samuel Walker''s Most of 14th Street is Gone takes an in-depth look at the causes and consequences of the Washington, DC riots of 1968. It shows the conditions that existed in Washington, DC''s low-income neighborhoods, setting the stage for the disorders that began after King''s murder. It alsotraces the growing fears produced by the outbreaks of serious riots in many cities during the mid-1960s. The centerpiece of the book is a detailed account of the riots that raged in Washington, DC from the perspectives of rioters, victims, law enforcement officials, soldiers, and government leaders. The destruction was so extensive that parts of the city were described as ""smoldering ruins block after block."" Walker analyzes the reasons for the riots and the lessons that authorities drew from them. He also provides an overview of the struggle that the city of Washington, DC faced in recoveringfrom the effects of the 1968 disorders. Finally, he considers why serious riots have been so rare in Washington, DC and other cities since 1968. Walker''s timely and sensitive examination of a community, a city, and a country rocked by racial tension, violence, and frustration speaks not only to thisnation''s past but to its present. | Most of 14th Street Is Gone by J. Samuel Walker Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > History > North American History > United States > Modern P10103, J. Samuel Walker<

ISBN: 9780190844790

"Left behind were hundreds of burned-out buildings, whole blocks that looked as though they had been bombed into oblivion." These words, written by the Washington Post''s Leonard Downie J… Mehr…

"Left behind were hundreds of burned-out buildings, whole blocks that looked as though they had been bombed into oblivion." These words, written by the Washington Post''s Leonard Downie Jr., do not describe a war zone but rather the nation''s capital reeling in the wake of the riots of April1968. In the devastating aftermath of Martin Luther King''s assassination, a community already plagued by poor living conditions, unfair policing, and segregation broke into chaos.These riots brought well-documented tragedy and heartbreak - not only among the families of those who lost their lives but also among those who lost their homes, possessions, jobs, and businesses. There was anger, fear, and anxiety throughout the city of Washington, DC, from the White House to theresidential neighborhoods of the capital. There was an excruciating dilemma for President Lyndon Johnson. He was outraged by the violence in the streets, but he also keenly aware that African American citizens who joined the riots had legitimate grievances that his civil rights initiatives didlittle to address.J. Samuel Walker''s Most of 14th Street is Gone takes an in-depth look at the causes and consequences of the Washington, DC riots of 1968. It shows the conditions that existed in Washington, DC''s low-income neighborhoods, setting the stage for the disorders that began after King''s murder. It alsotraces the growing fears produced by the outbreaks of serious riots in many cities during the mid-1960s. The centerpiece of the book is a detailed account of the riots that raged in Washington, DC from the perspectives of rioters, victims, law enforcement officials, soldiers, and government leaders.The destruction was so extensive that parts of the city were described as "smoldering ruins block after block." Walker analyzes the reasons for the riots and the lessons that authorities drew from them. He also provides an overview of the struggle that the city of Washington, DC faced in recoveringfrom the effects of the 1968 disorders. Finally, he considers why serious riots have been so rare in Washington, DC and other cities since 1968. Walker''s timely and sensitive examination of a community, a city, and a country rocked by racial tension, violence, and frustration speaks not only to thisnation''s past but to its present. Books > History > North American History > United States > Modern List_Books, [PU: Oxford University Press]<

2018, ISBN: 9780190844790

The Washington, DC Riots of 1968, Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc], Oxford University Press Inc, 2018