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

the institutions of their society, but individually. Hope for the future rests on the good will and hard work of all 4 .. ~' ·s~ ""' I THE RIOT ENVIRONMENT The focal point of the riot was the South Los Angeles area, which is heavily populated by Negroes

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)

of unemployed Negro youths; and (c) the sudden cancellation of a job fair, disapp9inting hopes that had been precipitously raised. The initial acts of violenc e window- breaking and looting -- followed immediately ·o·n the heels of a debate at the first

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

the top . But as a symbolic focus f or hopes and fears they can gener~te ·the emotional predisposi tion which might encourage disorder. In this respect, a good deal depends on the mood of their audience when they arrive on the scene. In Atlanta