Abstract
The crisis in Lawrence in April and May of 1970 had been brought on by a combination of events: the Union fire, racial conflict, the radicalization of both the Left and Right, and stronger antiwar sentiment, as well as the growing dissatisfaction of the so-called “Silent Majority.” City and campus officials were optimistic that the end of the semester would result in a cooling-off period and ease strained relations throughout the town. Those expectations evaporated during a two-week spree of violence in July that brought Lawrence to the brink of full-blown riot. More than a decade of racial conflict, cultural ferment, and wrenching demographic changes culminated in the shooting deaths of two teens by police, leaving in its wake a bewildered and confused community.
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