Conditions in Cities New York Times; March 10, 1961
Housing and employment discrimination
Poor schools and healthcare
Poor working or living conditions
Government Oppression
Conflicts between races
Brutal police practices
National programs were formed, such as Housing Our People Economically, to create new housing for the citizens of urban cities, and AIM-Jobs, to create jobs for urban youth. Many of these types of programs eventually failed, due to inadequate funding by the local governments and the national government.
Political cartoons were created to poke fun at urban cities with horrid ghettos
"Some look for scapegoats, others look for conspiracies, but this much is clear; violence breeds violence, repression brings retaliation, and only a cleaning of our whole society can remove this sickness from our soul." ~Senator Robert F. Kennedy; April 5, 1968