Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission Report): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission Report), credited to National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission Report) by National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. Read in English by volunteer readers. The summer of 1967 again brought racial disorders to American cities, and with them shock, fear and bewilderment to the nation. The worst came during a two-week period in July, first in Newark and then in Detroit. Each set off a chain reaction in neighboring communities. On July 28, 1967, the President of the United States [Lyndon B. Johnson] established this Commission and directed us to answer three basic questions: What happened? Why did it happen? What can be done to prevent it from happening again? This is our basic conclusion: Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white--separate and unequal. This deepening racial division is not inevitable. The movement apart can be reversed. Choice is still possible. Our principal task is to define that choice and to press for a national resolution. - Summary from the Introduction

Recording facts

• Recording title: Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission Report)
• Author credits: National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 68
• Listed recording duration: 24:19:51

Catalogue topics

• economics
• poverty
• american
• race
• black
• segregation
• social
• race relations

Opening tracks: first 24 of 68

1. 01 - Summary, part 1 — 28:06
2. 02 - Summary, part 2 — 20:13
3. 03 - Summary, part 3 — 21:23
4. 04 - Summary, part 4 — 19:45
5. 05 - Preface — 11:50
6. 06 - Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Introduction — 17:46
7. 07 - Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Tampa — 17:23
8. 08 - Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Cincinnati — 18:29
9. 09 - Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Atlanta — 11:37
10. 10 - Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Newark — 33:40
11. 11 - Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Northern New Jersey — 16:22
12. 12 - Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Plainfield and New Brunswick — 31:50
13. 13 - Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 1 — 25:08
14. 14 - Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 2 — 25:26
15. 15 - Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 3 — 19:35
16. 16 - Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 4, Methodology — 17:01
17. 17 - Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: Introduction, The Pattern of Violence and Damage — 23:45
18. 18 - Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Riot Process — 27:28
19. 19 - Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Riot Participant — 22:14
20. 20 - Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Background of Disorder — 37:51
21. 21 - Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Aftermath of Disorder — 15:45
22. 22 - Ch 3 Organized Activity — 5:34
23. 23 - Ch 4 The Basic Causes — 10:45
24. 24 - Ch 5 Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch part 1 — 24:05

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