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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1967_Detroit_riot1967 Detroit riot - Wikipedia

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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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3. www.britannica.com › event › Detroit-Riot-of-1967Detroit Riot of 1967 | Definition, Causes, Aftermath, & Facts

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   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.

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   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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   How long did the Detroit riot of 1967 last?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 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.

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   What was the Detroit riot?

   • 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".

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   What was Detroit like in 1967?

   • 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 was sultry in the United States, with temperatures in the 80s and 90s for weeks on end, forcing people outdoors—and sometimes into violent conflagrations.

   Understanding Detroit’s 1967 Upheaval 50 Years Later

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   What caused the Detroit riot of 1967?

   • Like other uprisings before it, there was not one specific cause of the Detroit Riot of 1967. There were a number of deep-seated issues that set it off. At the time the industries that had built up Detroit were either closing or leaving the city. Many of the steady factory jobs were disappearing and being replaced with low-paying service jobs.

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6. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › understandingUnderstanding Detroit’s 1967 Upheaval 50 Years Later

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   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 was ...

7. www.history.com › topics › 1960s1967 Detroit Riots - Causes, Facts & Police | HISTORY

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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...

8. www.npr.org › sections › codeswitchDetroit 1967: There's Still A Debate Over What To Call It - NPR

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   Jul 28, 2017 · AP. It was after 3 a.m. on a Sunday: July 23, 1967. A group of African-Americans were celebrating the return of two Vietnam veterans. They were in what Detroiters call a "blind pig," an after ...

9. apnews.com › article › north-america-us-news-1967Recollections of the deadly 1967 rioting in Detroit | AP News

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   Jul 16, 2017 · DETROIT (AP) — Some insights and recollections of Detroit’s 1967 riots, from those who lived through the unrest and its aftermath: —"Our apartment was on the first floor and it faced the alley. The looters were all in the alley. Bang, bang, bang — there were guns going off. I thought we’d be shot while we were sleeping.