Long, hot summer of 1967
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The long, hot summer of 1967 refers to an outbreak of widespread racial unrest across major American cities during the summer of 1967, where over 150 riots erupted, primarily fueled by deep-seated fru
The streets of Newark, New Jersey, on July 14 during the 1967 riots
Destroyed buildings on July 24 during the 1967 Detroit riots
President Lyndon Johnson with some members of the Kerner Commission in the Cabinet Room of the White House
1967 Newark riots
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The 1967 Newark riots involved violent, armed conflict in the streets of Newark, New Jersey. Taking place over a four-day period, the Newark riots resulted in at least 26 deaths and hundreds more seri
Long, hot summer of 1967
…the intensity and widespread nature of the urban violence that summer. The most destructive riots of the summer took place in July, in Detroit and Newark; many contemporary newspaper headlines described them as "battles". President Lyndon B. Johnson established the Kerner Commission to investigate the…
The streets of Newark on July 14