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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)

New York, or Watts, etc~ A Negro girl in Newark asked a reporter, "Was the Harlem riot worse than this?" and assured that it was not she ciied "that's good, that's great!" Disfitictive features of sever~l major disburbances during the summer

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

of their post\l,riog as revolutionari.es in the creation of an . emotional climate around the country which is conducive to vio lence~ But here too they are not alone . The news media , the political authorities , the reports of the ·occurrence of actual