{"product_id":"when-the-smoke-cleared-kyla-sommers-9781620977477","title":"When the Smoke Cleared: The 1968 Rebellions and the Unfinished Battle for Civil Rights in the Nation's Capital","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEchoing James Forman Jr.'s \u003cem\u003eLocking Up Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e, a riveting story of race, civil rights, and rebellion in Washington, DC \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen the Smoke Cleared\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vital chapter in the struggle for racial equality, \u003cem\u003eWhen the Smoke Cleared\u003c\/em\u003e is an account of open wounds, paths not taken, and their unforeseen consequences--revealed here in all of their contemporary significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kyla Sommers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620977478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620977477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023","brand":"Kyla Sommers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073038741759,"sku":"9781620977477","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a2a5a90-05f2-42c7-8b10-e394bc3280ec.jpg?v=1685445439","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-the-smoke-cleared-kyla-sommers-9781620977477","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}