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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1968
Page
6
The President's Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders urged U S media to reflect a broader view and report the causes of civil disorders with depth. It criticized coverage of the 1967 riots as exaggerating scale and urged more Black representation and courageous journalism.
The President's Commission on Civil Disorders warned that by 1984 thirteen large U.S. cities could be more than half Black if current trends persist. It already found Washington DC and Newark over 50 percent Black, with dates for others from 1971 to 1984 and possible school majorities by 1985 in several further cities.
The President's Commission on Civil Disorders portrays the policeman assigned to the Negro slum as a symbol of law enforcement and societal inequities. It cites his role amid grievances over judicial unfairness, outdated facilities, and growing racial alienation, urging steps to ease tension and distrust.
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