Clapperclawing White America: Black Protesters, the Kerner Commission, and Striving for an Antiracist Democracy (original) (raw)

The paper examines the intersection of Black protests, the Kerner Commission's findings, and the broader implications for an antiracist democracy in America. It argues that the protests catalyzed federal responses while highlighting pervasive white supremacy in government narratives and actions. By contextualizing riots as forms of civic participation arising from moral violations, the study critiques the structural and systemic barriers to racial equality and emphasizes the necessity of dismantling white supremacy for true democratic reform.