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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 Detroit, Michigan . The precipitating event was a police raid of an unlicensed, after-hours bar, known as a blind pig, on the city's Near West Side.
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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 ...
White flight in 1967 doubled to over 40,000, and doubled again the next year. Yet, many Detroiters remained. The city saw a massive growth in activism and community engagement. New Detroit and Focus: HOPE were both founded in the aftermath, with the goal of addressing root causes of the disorder.
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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...
Jun 17, 2021 · The Detroit Riots of 1967. In the riots’ aftermath, President Lyndon Johnson set up the Kerner Commission, an 11-person task force, to investigate why they happened. “Race prejudice has...
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...
1. Days of the Uprising. 2. Fatalities and Victims. 3. Investigations. 4. Visualizing Detroit '67. III. Uprising and Occupation, 1967. Detroit Police Officer Confronts African American Citizens during the 1967 Uprising.
