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Flak-Catchers : One Hundred Years of Riot Commission Politics in America.

Flak-Catchers explores the ways in which riot commissions-the institutional bodies appointed by an executive in the aftermath of a race riot to determine a riot timeline, investigate causes, and offer prescriptions for change-have dealt with racialviolence in the United States over the last century....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lupo, Lindsey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments; Chapter 01. Introduction; Chapter 02. Commission Politics; Chapter 03. Research Design; Chapter 04. The 1919 Chicago Riot and the Chicago Commission; Chapter 05. The 1935 Harlem Riot and the Harlem Commission; Chapter 06. The 1965 Los Angeles Riot and the McCone Commission; Chapter 07. The 1967 USA Riots and the Kerner Commission; Chapter 08. The 1992 Los Angeles Riot and the Assembly Special Committee, Senate Special Task Force, Presidential Task Force, and the Webster-Williams Commission.