Most of 14th Street Is Gone: The Washington, DC Riots of 1968 by J. Samuel Walker
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Overview: "Left behind were hundreds of burned-out buildings, whole blocks that looked as though they had been bombed into oblivion." These words, written by the Washington Post’s Leonard Downie Jr., do not describe a war zone but rather the nation’s capital reeling in the wake of the riots of April 1968. In the devastating aftermath of Martin Luther King’s assassination, a community already plagued by poor living conditions, unfair policing, and segregation broke into chaos.
These riots brought well-documented tragedy and heartbreak–not only among the families of those who lost their lives but also among those who lost their homes, possessions, jobs, and businesses. There was anger, fear, and anxiety throughout the city of Washington, DC, from the White House to the residential neighborhoods of the capital. There was an excruciating dilemma for President Lyndon Johnson. He was outraged by the violence in the streets, but he also keenly aware that African American citizens who joined the riots had legitimate grievances that his civil rights initiatives did little to address.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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