The Kerner Report, issued in 1968 by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, blamed the urban riots of the mid- to late-sixties on
A) white racism within American society.
B) unfair distribution among the nation's socioeconomic classes of the burden of fighting the Vietnam War.
C) anger over the steep climb in taxes necessary to pay for welfare programs.
D) rising unemployment among the nation's young.

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The Kerner Report specifically blamed the urban riots on "white racism" within American society, citing a long history of discrimination and neglect towards African Americans as the root of the grievances behind the riots.

The Kerner Report, Issued in 1968 by the National Advisory