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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. The riot resulted in the deaths of 43 people, including 33 African Americans and 10 whites. Many other people were injured ...
Alamy. What sparked the riot? First, the short answer: In the early hours of Sunday, July 23, members of the (overwhelmingly white) Detroit Police Department raided an illegal nightclub—called a...
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Governor George W. Romney ordered the Michigan Army National Guard into Detroit to help end the disturbance. President Lyndon B. Johnson sent in the United States Army 's 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions. The riot resulted in 43 deaths, 1,189 injured, over 7,200 arrests, and more than 400 buildings destroyed.
Jul 23, 2020 · Horton, who grew up in the Jeffries Projects and starred at my old high school, Northwestern, is a legend in Detroit in part because of his actions during the 1967 riots.
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Jul 20, 2017 · The riots that shook America: Detroit 50 years on. The violence of 1967 altered US race relations for ever. Patti Waldmeir returns to her hometown to see what’s changed.
Jun 17, 2021 · In Detroit, the bloodiest of the uprisings, there were 43 deaths, 7,200 arrests and more than 2,500 buildings looted, damaged or destroyed in five days of rioting.
Jul 22, 2017 · Leave your feedback. Transcript Audio. In the summer of 1967, the simmering unrest in cities across America exploded. In Detroit, tensions between the police and the African-American community ...
