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bclement10

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What is the relationship of the Kerner Commission to the urban riots of the late 1960s? How did its recommendations reveal the limitations of government reforms up to that time?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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A sluggish economy diminished Carter's popularity, but it was the __________ hostage crisis in 1979 that doomed his chances for reelection.
 
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Reply #1 on: Aug 9, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should:
1. Explain that the Kerner Commission, headed by Illinois Governor Otto Kerner, was convened by President Lyndon Johnson to investigate and report out as to why the riots of 1967 took place in Detroit and Newark. Two blacks served on the committee, Roy Wilkins who was director of the NAACP, and a black Republican Party Senator from Massachusetts.
2. Explain that in its final report, released in 1968, the Kerner Commission indicted white racism as the underlying cause of the riots and warned that America was moving towards two societies, one white, one blackseparate and unequal. . . .
3. Note that the report called for massive government aid to the cities, including funds for public housing, better and more integrated schools, two million new jobs, and funding for a national system of income supplementation.
4. Conclude that none of its major proposals was enacted.

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Reply #2 on: Aug 9, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Aug 9, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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