The Long Hot Summer
Podcast: ThroughlinePublished On: Thu Jul 09 2020
Description: Starting in 1965, summer after summer, America's cities burned. There was civil unrest in more than 150 cities across the country. So in 1967, Lyndon Johnson appointed a commission to diagnose the root causes of the problem and to suggest solutions. What the so called "Kerner Commission" returned with was hotly anticipated and shocking to many Americans. This week, how that report and the reaction to it continues to shape American life.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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