Kerner Report
This year was when the Kerner Report published
When is 1968
Though not the entire reason fueling the riots, it acted as the main trigger of the events to come
What is Police Mistreatment
This term was used in the Kerner Report to describe the skewed bias news has towards "white America"
What is The White Press
This is a specific term the Kerner Report used to describe the "group" to blame for the riots
What is White Society
DAILY DOUBLE!
The police enacted these actions in Detroit, Newark, and "Watts" respectively, which in turn sparked riots in their city
(In Cobb's words)
What is Raiding an after hours bar in Detroit
What is The beating and arresting of a cab driver in Newark
What is The pulling over of and assaulting of young men
This was the approximate percentage of African Americans in news and news adjacent industries
What is Fewer than 5%
One month after the publish of the Kerner Report, this major civil rights related event happened, sparking even more riots
What is Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination
Causes for the riots can be best described as this form of racism
What is Structural and Institutional Racism
In presenting news about the riots, some newsmen would lie to misrepresent the riots by showing this in their reports
Lyndon B. Johnson formed this 11-member group that produced the Kerner Report
What is the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
At least 3 of the 4 prior problems Cobb had mentioned African Americans had that fueled the riots
What is Disparities in Health, Education, Employment, and/or Opportunities
At least 3 of 6 of the examples African American residents of cities cited as "media unfairness" or "the failure of the media"
What is Reporting of African American aid to law enforcement;
Reporting false arrests;
Reporting instances of excessive force (by the national guard)
Exploring and interpreting the background conditions leading to disturbances;
Exposing, except in Detroit, what they regarded as instances of police brutality;
Reporting on white vigilante groups which allegedly came into some disorder areas and molested innocent Negro residents.