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When riots were breaking out in many big cities in the late 1960's, Rizzo, often referred to as "America's toughtest cop," was determined to prevent them in Philadelphia. He once told Stokely Carmichael to "choose [his] words carefully" when the revolutionary civil rights leader came to the city to give a speech. He threatened, "I'm tellin' you, Mr. Carmichael, if you cause a riot in this town, I'm going to personally tear you apart. It'll take four orthopedic surgeons a week to put you together...
...most eloquent guys around. One Temple University communications professor claims that Rizzo "murders the English language." Rizzo punctuates his show with lots of South Philly "Yos," and the 68-year-old has little problem using his loud voice to over-power callers and ram his points home. Often he sounds like he'd silence his critics with a night stick if he had the chance...
...aren't all tests coachable? Yes, to some extent. However, the SAT is particularly susceptible because effective coaching often has less to do with English and math than outwitting the test...
Harvard's rapid expansion in the 1960s did not help matters. As more students and academics moved into the city, landlords began to divide up apartments and raise rents, often driving out the city's working class tenants...
...even though student and community activists often worked for common goals in 1969, they represented a wide range of viewpoints and ideas...