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Most of 14th Street is gone :

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the Washington, DC riots of 1968 /

J. Samuel Walker.

New York, NY, United States of America :

Oxford University Press,

[2018]

©2018

x, 185 pages :

illustrations, maps ;

25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-177) and index.

Introduction -- The other Washington -- The specter of urban violence -- A city in flames, April 4-5, 1968 -- "Smoldering ruins block after block," April 6-12, 1968 -- "A city of remorse" -- The long recovery.

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This book 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 traces 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." The author 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 recovering from the effects of the 1968 disorders. Finally, he considers why serious riots have been so rare in Washington, DC and other cities since 1968.

Most of Fourteenth Street is gone

African Americans-- Washington (D.C.)-- History-- 20th century.

Nineteen sixty-eight, A.D.

Poor People's Campaign.

Riots-- Washington (D.C.)-- History-- 20th century.

African Americans.

HISTORY-- African American.

HISTORY-- United States-- 20th Century.

Nineteen sixty-eight, A.D.

Poor People's Campaign.

Riots.

SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Sociology-- Urban.

Washington (D.C.), History, 20th century.

Washington (D.C.)

Washington (D.C.), History.

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