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The 1943 Detroit race riot took place in Detroit, Michigan, from the evening of June 20 through to the early morning of June 22. It occurred in a period of dramatic population increase and social tensions associated with the military buildup of U.S. participation in World War II, as Detroit's automotive industry was converted to the war effort.
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The Ku Klux Klan was active in the region and riots had already broken out in other U.S. cities. On June 20, 1943, as nearly 100,000 citizens packed Belle Isle, Black and White youths engaged in racially-motivated fighting on the island. Though police quelled the violence by midnight, tensions soared and later that night, two rumors led to ...
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Jul 3, 2008 · Fair use image. The Detroit Riot of 1943 lasted only about 24 hours from 10:30 on June 20 to 11:00 p.m. on June 21; nonetheless it was considered one of the worst riots during the World War II era. Several contributing factors revolved around police brutality and the sudden influx of black migrants from the South into the city, lured by the ...
This lesson discusses the devastating racial unrest that gripped Detroit in June 1943. It can be taught as part of a unit on World War II and the home front, the history and progression of civil rights for African Americans, and/or place-based learning. This lesson connects to the history of Detroit, Michigan, and to the state park site of ...
On August 1, 1943, an African American soldier tried to intervene when a white police officer tried to arrest an African American woman in Harlem for disorderly conduct. Bullets were fired, and the soldier was shot and wounded. As in the noted 1935 riot, rumours swirled through Harlem that the Black soldier was dead, and another riot began.
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Jun 20, 2018 · Forgotten history: Detroit's 1943 race riot broke out 75 years ago today. Mobs of white rioters on Woodward dragged black motorists from cars, tipped them over, and set them ablaze. Last year ...
On June 20, 1943, rioting broke out between white and black residents of Detroit, Michigan. Poverty, racism, and overcrowding all played a part in the unrest. The fighting ended some two days later after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent in federal troops to help restore order.
