This important work by the Army covers the role of federal military forces in domestic disorders from 1945 through the Los Angeles riots of 1992. Some topics include: Little Rock, George Wallace, Riots, Civil Rights, March on the Pentagon, Washington DC riot, Newark Riot, Detroit riot, Kerner Commission, Martin Luther King Jr, Chicago Riot, Baltimore riot, Jesse Jackson, H. Rap Brown, Antiwar Demonstrations, Kent State, Wounded Knee, Vietnam War, Orval Faubus, James Meredith, Medgar Evers, Bayard Rustin, March on Washington, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Dwight Eisenhower, Stokely Carmichael, Black Power, Ramsey Clark, Abbie Hoffman, Robert Kennedy, Cyrus Vance, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Poor People's Campaign. Summarizing institutional and other changes that took place in the Army and in American society during this period, it carries the reader through the nation's use of federal troops during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s and the domestic upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s associated with the Vietnam War. The development and refinement of the Army's domestic support role, as well as the disciplined manner in which the Army conducted these complex and often unpopular tasks, are major themes of this volume. In addition, the study demonstrates the Army's progress in coordinating its operational and contingency planning with the activities of other federal agencies and the National Guard. Although this is a story of the U.S. Army's experience at a specific time in American history, the issues it addresses and the lessons to be learned transcend the period covered. If past is prologue, units from both the Army's active and reserve components will be called upon to deal with domestic civil disturbances at some future date. The relevant lessons gleaned from our Army's past include the value of highly disciplined soldiers, careful operational and logistical planning, flexibility, and the assumption of initiative at all levels of command. These hallmarks of a trained and ready force are invaluable not only during domestic civil support, but also during the full range of military operations the United States and its Army are likely to face in the twenty-first century. We commend this volume to you as useful lessons from the past that can be drawn upon to serve the future. CHAPTER 1 - PROLOGUE * CHAPTER 3 - INTERVENTION AT LITTLE ROCK * CHAPTER 4 - THE ROAD TO OXFORD * CHAPTER 5 - THE RIOT AT OXFORD * CHAPTER 6 - THREE TROUBLED YEARS * CHAPTER 7 - CRISIS IN THE NORTH AND WEST * CHAPTER 8 - REFLECTIONS ON VIOLENCE * CHAPTER 9 - THE MARCH ON THE PENTAGON * CHAPTER 10 - THE WASHINGTON RIOT OF 1968 * CHAPTER 11 - THE CHICAGO AND BALTIMORE RIOTS * CHAPTER 12 - IN THE WAKE OF THE RIOTS * CHAPTER 13 - ANTIWAR DEMONSTRATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE * CHAPTER 14 - THE END OF THE CYCLE * CHAPTER 15 - TOWARD A NEW CENTURY CHAPTER 1 - PROLOGUE * Laws Governing the Domestic Use of Troops * Reorganization of the Military Departments * Intelligence Organization and Procedures * Contingency Plans * Riot Control Training * CHAPTER 2 - THE ROAD TO LITTLE ROCK * Patterns of Resistance * A Soldier-President * Race and Politics in Arkansas * The Developing Crisis * The Federal Response * CHAPTER 3 - INTERVENTION AT LITTLE ROCK * The Army Prepares * Casting the Die * The Forces Assemble * The Crisis Contained * Criticisms and Legal Views * The Second Crisis * The Slow Departure * Epilogue * CHAPTER 4 - THE ROAD TO OXFORD * Freedom Rides * Tensions Mount * Final Phase * The Meredith Case * Efforts To Avoid the Use of Force * The Tactical Forces * The President Acts * The Growing Crisis * CHAPTER 5 - THE RIOT AT OXFORD * Military Intervention * The Regulars * Oxford in Daylight * Maintaining a Military Presence

In Selma to Saigon Daniel S. Lucks explores the impact of the Vietnam War on the national civil rights movement. Through detailed research and a powerful narrative, Lucks illuminates the effects of the Vietnam War on leaders such as Whitney Young Jr., Stokely Carmichael, Roy Wilkins, Bayard Rustin, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as lesser-known Americans in the movement who faced the threat of the military draft as well as racial discrimination and violence.

The focus of this study will be primarily on the role of federal troops--Regular Army and federalized National Guard--during the unrest in Washington, D.C., immediately following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on 4 April 1968. This thesis will address a number of questions. Did federal troops perform their mission in accordance with the policy outlined in Field Manual 19-15: Civil Disturbances and Disasters? Were the lessons learned from the disturbance in Detroit, Michigan, integrated into doctrine? Was the use of federal troops considered as a last resort by the mayor of Washington, D.C., before he asked the President for assistance?

This volume, covering 1945 to 1992, is the third of three volumes on the role of federal military forces in domestic disorders. Summarizing institutional and other changes that took place in the Army and in American society during this period, it carries the reader through the nation's use of federal troops during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s and the domestic upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s associated with the Vietnam War. The development and refinement of the Army's domestic support role, as well as the disciplined manner in which the Army conducted these complex and often unpopular tasks, are major themes of this volume. In addition, the study demonstrates the Army's progress in coordinating its operational and contingency planning with the activities of other federal agencies and the National Guard. --from the Foreword.

Offers a rich description of the impact of the 1960s race riots in the United States whose legacy still haunts the nation.