Injustice Case

"The Winners"

by Walter Williams, Jr. (1967)

Additional social and political expressions for the year 1967

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political events:

Black Power Conference in Newark, NJ was one of three held to outline the emerging Black Power ideology.

President Johnson appointed an eleven member National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders to investigate racial unrest and to recommend remedial action. The Kerner Commission report identified "white racism" as the general factor responsible for the "explosive mixture" of poverty, discrimination, and resentment in the black community, and called for a "massive and sustained" national commitment.

In 1967 African Americans constituted 11 percent of the total U. S.enlisted personnel in Viet Nam, but comprised 14.5 of all army units, and in army combat units the proportion was, according to the Department of Defense, "appreciably higher".

social events:

Black Panther Party founded in Oakland, CA in 1966; espoused African American control of the central cities

Republic of New Africa founded in Detroit in 1967; proposed a separate all-black sovereign state in the Deep South

In spring 1967, 500,000 marchers of all ages converged on Central Park chanting, "Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?" Dozens of young men ceremoniously burned their draft cards, and the so-called resistance phase of the anti-war movement was born.

Riot in Newark, NJ in July 1967; followed by a bloody racial uprising and seven days of fighting in Detroit, MI.

drama:

Ladies in Waiting (1966) Peter DeAnda

The Negro Ensemble Company of New York City received a $434,000 Ford Foundation grant in 1967 to establish an African American theater under the direction of playwright Douglas Turner Ward and actor Robert Hooks.

sculpture:

"Pensive Figure" (1967) Elizabeth Catlett

film:

The Incident (1967), starring Brock Peters and Ruby Dee, occupants of a late-night subway car seized by white thugs.

In the Heat of the Night (1967), starring Sidney Poitier who plays a police detective who is accused of murder while on a family visit in Mississippi. Eventually, the white police chief solicits Poitier's aid in finding the real killer.

dance:

Geoffrey Holder

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	Music to take you Back in Time
political events:	Black Power Conference in Newark, NJ was one of three held to outline the emerging Black Power ideology. President Johnson appointed an eleven member National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders to investigate racial unrest and to recommend remedial action. The Kerner Commission report identified "white racism" as the general factor responsible for the "explosive mixture" of poverty, discrimination, and resentment in the black community, and called for a "massive and sustained" national commitment. In 1967 African Americans constituted 11 percent of the total U. S.enlisted personnel in Viet Nam, but comprised 14.5 of all army units, and in army combat units the proportion was, according to the Department of Defense, "appreciably higher".
social events:	Black Panther Party founded in Oakland, CA in 1966; espoused African American control of the central cities Republic of New Africa founded in Detroit in 1967; proposed a separate all-black sovereign state in the Deep South In spring 1967, 500,000 marchers of all ages converged on Central Park chanting, "Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?" Dozens of young men ceremoniously burned their draft cards, and the so-called resistance phase of the anti-war movement was born. Riot in Newark, NJ in July 1967; followed by a bloody racial uprising and seven days of fighting in Detroit, MI.
drama:	Ladies in Waiting (1966) Peter DeAnda The Negro Ensemble Company of New York City received a $434,000 Ford Foundation grant in 1967 to establish an African American theater under the direction of playwright Douglas Turner Ward and actor Robert Hooks.
sculpture:	"Pensive Figure" (1967) Elizabeth Catlett
film:	The Incident (1967), starring Brock Peters and Ruby Dee, occupants of a late-night subway car seized by white thugs. In the Heat of the Night (1967), starring Sidney Poitier who plays a police detective who is accused of murder while on a family visit in Mississippi. Eventually, the white police chief solicits Poitier's aid in finding the real killer.
dance:	Geoffrey Holder