The Kerner Commission

7/20/2020 by NPR

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In 1967, President Johnson created a commission to investigate racial unrest in America. But, the answer they came up with was not the answer he was hoping for.

The Kerner Commission had a lot of thoughtful analysis about the problems facing our cities but its advice was all but ignored and problems only got worse over time.