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:
Chapters
1 Summary, part 1 28 min 2 Summary, part 2 20 min 3 Summary, part 3 21 min 4 Summary, part 4 20 min 5 Preface 12 min 6 Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Introduction 18 min 7 Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Tampa 17 min 8 Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Cincinnati 18 min 9 Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Atlanta 12 min 10 Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Newark 34 min 11 Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Northern New Jersey 16 min 12 Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Plainfield and New Brunswick 32 min 13 Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 1 25 min 14 Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 2 25 min 15 Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 3 20 min 16 Ch 1 Profiles of Disorder: Detroit, part 4, Methodology 17 min 17 Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: Introduction, The Pattern of Violence and Damage 24 min 18 Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Riot Process 27 min 19 Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Riot Participant 22 min 20 Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Background of Disorder 38 min 21 Ch 2 Patterns of Disorder: The Aftermath of Disorder 16 min 22 Ch 3 Organized Activity 6 min 23 Ch 4 The Basic Causes 11 min 24 Ch 5 Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch part 1 24 min 25 Ch 5 Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch part 2 26 min 26 Ch 5 Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch part 3 20 min 27 Ch 5 Rejection and Protest: An Historical Sketch part 4 23 min 28 Ch 6 The Formation of the Racial Ghettos 30 min 29 Ch 7 Unemployment, Family Structure and Social Disorganization, part 1 22 min 30 Ch 7 Unemployment, Family Structure and Social Disorganization, part 2 16 min 31 Ch 8 Conditions of Life in the Racial Ghetto 37 min 32 Ch 9 Comparing the Immigrant and Negro Experience 14 min 33 Ch 10 The Community Response, part 1 22 min 34 Ch 10 The Community Response, part 2 21 min 35 Ch 11 Police and the Community, part 1 26 min 36 Ch 11 Police and the Community, part 2 22 min 37 Ch 11 Police and the Community, part 3 18 min 38 Ch 12 Control of Disorder, part 1 18 min 39 Ch 12 Control of Disorder, part 2 22 min 40 Ch 13 The Administration of Justice Under Emergency Conditions, part 1 19 min 41 Ch 13 The Administration of Justice Under Emergency Conditions, part 2 22 min 42 Ch 13 The Administration of Justice Under Emergency Conditions, part 3 16 min 43 Ch 14 Damages: Repair and Compensation 10 min 44 Ch 15 The News Media and The Disorders, part 1 18 min 45 Ch 15 The News Media and The Disorders, part 2 32 min 46 Ch 15 The News Media and The Disorders, part 3 13 min 47 Ch 15 The News Media and The Disorders, part 4 22 min 48 Ch 16 The Future of the Cities, part 1 27 min 49 Ch 16 The Future of the Cities, part 2 28 min 50 Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 1 19 min 51 Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 2 18 min 52 Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 3 15 min 53 Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 4 29 min 54 Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 5 26 min 55 Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 6 31 min 56 Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 7 31 min 57 Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 8 26 min 58 Ch 17 Recommendations for National Action, part 9 26 min 59 Conclusion 2 min 60 Supplement on Control of Disorder: The Police 32 min 61 Supplement on Control of Disorder: Fire Departments 13 min 62 Supplement on Control of Disorder: State Response 36 min 63 Supplement on Control of Disorder: Army Response 10 min 64 Supplement on Control of Disorder: Coordinating the Control Response, part 1 20 min 65 Supplement on Control of Disorder: Coordinating the Control Response, part 2 27 min 66 Supplement on Control of Disorder: Legal Needs for Riot Control 17 min 67 Other Supplements: Attorney General Letter, Constitution, Timeline 13 min 68 Appendices A-C 20 min
