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  2. The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street Riot, and the Detroit Uprising, was the bloodiest of the urban riots in the United States during the "Long, hot summer of 1967". Composed mainly of confrontations between black residents and the Detroit Police Department , it began in the early morning hours of Sunday July 23, 1967, in ...

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      The 1943 Detroit race riot took place in Detroit, Michigan,...

  3. Sep 27, 2017 · The 1967 Detroit Riots were among the most violent and destructive riots in U.S. history. By the time the bloodshed, burning and looting ended after five days, 43 people were dead, 342...

  4. Location: Detroit. Michigan. United States. Context: Black Power. Detroit Riot of 1967, series of violent confrontations between residents of predominantly African American neighbourhoods of Detroit and the city’s police department that began on July 23, 1967, and lasted five days.

  5. The Algiers Motel incident (also called the Algiers Motel Murders) occurred in Detroit, Michigan, United States, throughout the night of July 25–26, 1967, during the racially charged 12th Street Riot. At the Algiers Motel, approximately one mile east of where the riot began, three civilians were killed and nine others abused by a riot task ...

  6. Firemen fight to control blazing buildings in Detroit on July 25, 1967. The city was filled with gunfire, looting and police officers for five days that July. AP Photos. The summer of 1967...

  7. Uprising of 1967. The Uprising of 1967 is also known as the Detroit Rebellion of 1967 and the 12th Street Riot. It began following a police raid on an unlicensed bar, known locally as a “blind pig.”. Over the course of five days, the Detroit police and fire departments, the Michigan State Police, the Michigan National Guard, and the US Army ...

  8. Jun 17, 2021 · Aerial view of burning buildings in Detroit on July 25, 1967 during riots that erupted following a police operation. Social unrest in Black communities had long been building. A century after...

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