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Author:

Sommers, Kyla,.

Title:

When the smoke cleared : the 1968 rebellions and the unfinished battle for civil rights in the nation's capital / Kyla Sommers.

Publisher:

The New Press

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xiv, 294 pages ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Race riots--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.
African Americans--Washington (D.C.)--Social conditions--20th century.
African Americans--History--History--20th century.
Washington (D.C)--History--20th century.

Contents:

"We Want to Free D.C. From Our Enemies" : Black Activism in the Capital -- "The Nation's Capital Is In a Sweat" : Crime, Policing, and Rising Tensions -- "They Take this Nonviolent Man and Kill Him Violently" : April 4, 1968 -- "You Just Can't Expect People Not to Act This Way" : Understanding the Rebellions -- "Helmeted Troops Cast Long, Fierce Shadows" : The Military's Occupation of D.C. -- "You Have a City in Flames...And So Some People Will Have to Languish in Jail" : The Administration of Justice -- "Calm and Compassionate Style" : Community Aid and Restoring Normalcy -- "A Vacuum and an Opportunity" : Creating a Framework for Reconstruction -- "The Troublemakers...Will Be Dealt with Severely" : The Backlash to Restraint -- "We Want to Rebuild...What Do You Want?" : Community Control and Reconstruction -- "A Great Deal of Public Interest and Debate" : Crime and Policing After the Rebellions.

Summary:

"A history of the uprisings and protests in Washington, D.C., following the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1620977478
9781620977477

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1336458724

Locations:

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)