When the Smoke Cleared: The 1968 Rebellions and the Unfinished Battle for Civil Rights in the Nation's Capital

by Kyla Sommers

Book Overview

Echoing James Forman Jr.'s Locking Up Our Own, a riveting story of race, civil rights, and rebellion in Washington, DC

In April 1968, following the murder of Martin Luther King Jr., a wave of uprisings swept across America. None was more visible--or resulted in more property damage, arrests, or federal troop involvement--than in Washington, DC, where thousands took to the streets in protest against racial inequality, looting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620977478
• ISBN13: 9781620977477
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.7"