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February 29th

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  1. 1968
    The Rise

    Kerner Commission Report released

    The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, chaired by Illinois Governor Otto Kerner, issues its 426-page report. Its central finding: the nation is moving toward two societies, one Black, one white, separate and unequal. President Johnson shelves the report's recommendations; Bantam Books sells two million paperback copies.

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