Human Relations Commissions: Relieving Racial Tensions in the American City

by Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Brian Calfano, Brian R. Calfano

Book Overview

During the 1950s, amid increased attention to the problems facing cities--such as racial disparities in housing, education, and economic conditions; tense community-police relations; and underrepresentation of minority groups--local governments developed an interest in "human relations." In the wake of the shocking 1965 Watts uprising, a new authority was created: the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission. Today, such commissions exist all...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231191014
• ISBN13: 9780231191012
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"