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Folder, "1965 Task Force on Los Angeles Riots," Task Force Reports, Box 10 (Item)

a disbelieving American public • • Again, we were forced to recognize calamitous conditions . existing in our urban slums peopled primarily by Negroes. time it became clear that I)ational action is necessary. This In a statement on August 26, 1965, President

Folder, "THE HARVEST OF AMERICAN RACISM: The Political Meaning of Violence in the Summer of 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Series 7, Box 1 (Item)

The way these combine provide us with a broad picture of the various patterns of disorder that . occurred in different cities. I. ' 0 The General Upheval A disturbance m~y develop over a period of time into .==.=-an.- upti~~ava:r··wnl~li _~~~w.:s

Folder, "Summary Analysis: December 20, 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Series 7, Box 3 (Item)

at any time , Because of their tendency t o overdramatize disturb anc es , even minor incldents came-___to be seen as _major riots , And white citizens , oftep out of heig htened anxiety , aggra vated the situation by insisting on " get tough