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Lowering the Boomnew

Houston's Dekaney High, whose motto is "Whatever It Takes," is a bombing or shooting waiting to happen.
Houston Press  |  Steve Jansen  |  03-21-2012  |  Education

Penn Prof Asks: Why Aren't American Cities Burning?new

Income inequality between blacks and whites has been widening since 1973. Segregation is more severe. Since all data reveals that the inequality that motivated riots of the 1960s and early 1970s has only gotten worse, why then, Michael Katz wonders, has no one lit the match?
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Tara Murtha  |  11-23-2011  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

The Revolutionaries Inside the 1968 DNC Didn't Get Much Inknew

You've heard plenty lately about the action outside the '68 Democratic National Convention. How much do you know about what was going on inside?
Chicago Reader  |  Michael Miner  |  09-02-2008  |  Commentary

Police Vets of the 1968 DNC Get Their Say in 'Battleground Chicago'new

First published in 2004 but reissued in paperback last May, in time for this summer’s round-number anniversary, Frank Kusch's Battleground Chicago tells the story of the infamous "police riot" at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. But here's a first: it's told from the cops' point of view.
Chicago Reader  |  Barry Wightman  |  08-26-2008  |  Nonfiction

Cold Case: Tulsa Race Riot Survivors Closer to Reparationsnew

A chilling tale of Tulsa race riots reaches all the way to Pittsburgh, and the U.S. Supreme Court. It may very well change the way the country approaches race relations
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Brentin Mock  |  04-08-2005  |  Race & Class

Life in Prison Can Be a Riotnew

Low pay and high staff turnover contributed to the problems at Crowley County Correctional Facility, a private prison in Colorado. An investigation found that a July 20 riot there may have been due to improper use of force by staff.
Westword  |  Alan Prendergast  |  12-29-2004  |  Crime & Justice

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