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The Kerner Commission Report

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The President's Commission on Civil Disorders

The commission had 11 members, intentionally selected to be by partisan and to sent multiple viewpoints. One of its members was atlanta chief of police herbert jenkins. The vice chair, new york city mayor john lindsey, became far more involved in setting the commission's direction and its scope.

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