We’ll send our latest essays, archival selections, reading lists, and exclusive editorial content straight to your inbox.
Julian E. Zelizer is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University. His many books include The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and The Battle for the Great Society. A new edition of the Kerner Report introduced by Zelizer is out this month from Princeton University Press.
The 1968 Kerner report concluded that white racism was to blame for race riots.
A political and literary forum, independent and nonprofit since 1975. Registered 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more about our mission
Get our latest essays, archival selections, reading lists, and exclusive editorial content straight to your inbox.
Supporter Membership
$100 / year
If you love Boston Review, support us with this biggest yearly membership.
Membership at this level includes:
Digital Membership
$25 / year
Get even more out of Boston Reviewwith our digital membership.
Membership at this level includes:
Print Membership
$50 / year
Turn the pages of Boston Review with our best value membership.
Membership at this level includes: