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Author Walker, J. Samuel, author.

Title Most of 14th Street is gone : the Washington, DC riots of 1968 / J. Samuel Walker
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018

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Contents The other Washington -- The specter of urban violence -- A city in flames, April 4-5, 1968 -- "Smoldering ruins block after block," April 6-12, 1968 -- "A city of remorse" -- The long recovery -- Notes -- Essay on sources
Summary Most of 14th Street is Gone takes an in-depth look at the destructive riots that erupted in Washington, DC in April 1968. This book offers an unprecedentedly detailed account of the riots that raged in the nation's capital from the perspectives of rioters, victims, law enforcement officials, soldiers, and government leaders
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 19, 2018)
Subject Riots -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century
Poor People's Campaign.
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
African Americans
Poor People's Campaign
Riots
SUBJECT Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century
Subject Washington (D.C.)
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780190844806
0190844809
9780190844813
0190844817