The Kerner Commission Investigates the Root Causes of 1960s Urban Unrest | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

Find out what the Kerner Commission identified as the root causes of widespread racial unrest during the 1960s in these clips adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. The Kerner Commission, appointed by President Johnson, undertook an “extraordinary field investigation” and sent teams of researchers to 23 cities to interview African American citizens about their lives and experiences.