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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)

. In this galle_ry of riotous action and counter-action, some activities can be seen as politically purposeful and focused, others as opportun~stic (e.g. organized criminal gangs systematically looting stores, or policemen using the disorder to give free rein

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

. Such was the case in Detroit and Newark, 1967 , and in Los _A ngel~s, 1965 . These disorders were so massive , events so much beyond the control of either civil authorities or Negro community leadership , the points of street confront~ tion between police

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

· is concentrated--three separate bus lines are in operation, and there ·, is no system of free transfers. Another separate line operates to the east of the central area. Moreover, the heavy traffic movement is the round-trip from the suburbs to the central city