The Kerner Report, Issued in 1968 by the National Advisory

Multiple Choice

The Kerner Report, issued in 1968 by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, blamed the urban riots of the mid- to late-sixties on _________________________.

A) white racism within American society
B) unfair distribution among the nation's socioeconomic classes of the burden of fighting the Vietnam War
C) anger over the steep climb in taxes necessary to pay for welfare programs
D) rising unemployment among the nation's youth