Riots; Detroit; Race Riot 1967
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Title
Riots; Detroit; Race Riot 1967
Description
Military vehicle occupied with National guardsmen sits on Detroit, Michigan street in front of A&B Bar-B-Q. "The Detroit Riot of 1967 began when police vice squad officers executed a raid on an after hours drinking club or “blind pig” in a predominantly black neighborhoods located at Twelfth Street and Clairmount Avenue ... within 48 hours, the National Guard was mobilized, to be followed by the 82nd airborne on the riot’s fourth day, as police and military troops sought to regain control of the city, violence escalated, at the conclusion of 5 days of rioting, 43 people lay dead, 1189 injured and over 7000 people had been arrested," from Rutgers University 1967 Riots website.
Creator
The Detroit News
Source
Date
1967
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Citation
The Detroit News, “Riots; Detroit; Race Riot 1967,” Old Redford History, accessed April 24, 2024, https://mauraseale.org/public-history/items/show/16.
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