{"product_id":"9781620977477","title":"When the Smoke Cleared","description":"Author: Kyla Sommers\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781620977477\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: New Press, The\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEchoing James Forman Jr.'s Locking Up Our Own, a riveting story of race, civil rights, and rebellion in Washington, DC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 and burning businesses in the process. The nation's capital was shaken to its foundations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Smoke Cleared tells the story of the Washingtonians who seized the moment to rebuild a more just society, one that would protect and foster Black political and economic power. A riveting account of activism, urban reimagination, and political transformation, Kyla Sommers's revealing and deeply researched narrative is ultimately a tale of blowback, as the Nixon administration and its allies in Congress thwarted the ambitions of DC's reformers, opposing civil rights reforms and self-governance. And nationwide, conservative politicians used the specter of crime in the capital to roll back the civil rights movement and create the modern carceral state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vital chapter in the struggle for racial equality, When the Smoke Cleared is an account of open wounds, paths not taken, and their unforeseen consequences-revealed here in all of their contemporary significance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920665886878,"sku":"ING-9781620977477","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781620977477.jpg?v=1782827420","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781620977477","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}