Four myths about the 60s riots:
1. Only a tiny fraction of blacks participated
2. The vast majority of blacks disapproved
3. Blacks perceived it as a meaningless event
4. Blacks expected white retaliation
1. Only a tiny fraction of blacks participated
2. The vast majority of blacks disapproved
3. Blacks perceived it as a meaningless event
4. Blacks expected white retaliation
"Participation in and support of riots in the black communities are hardly positions of a small minority of malcontents. A large proportion of Negro citizens regard the riots as a legitimate protest against the actions of the whites"
"Middle Americans feel that there has been too lenient an attitude toward Negro radicals... He detests the white liberals who lead peace marches, display the Viet Cong flag, and then retreat to the safety and seclusion of their homes in totally white suburbs"
This was written in 1970. First as tragedy, then as farce
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