1967 Detroit riot - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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". [3] 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 ...
1967 Detroit Riots ‑ Causes, Facts & Police - HISTORY
WEBSep 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...
Detroit Riot of 1967 | Definition, Causes, Aftermath, & Facts
WEBDetroit 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.
Uprising of 1967 | Detroit Historical Society
WEBThe 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.”
The 1967 Riots: When Outrage Over Racial Injustice Boiled Over
WEBJun 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...
Understanding Detroit’s 1967 Upheaval 50 Years Later
WEBJul 26, 2017 · Politicians at different levels of government promoted the formation of bipartisan coalitions, and set out to understand what had caused the riots in Detroit and elsewhere.
How the 1967 riots reshaped Detroit, and the rebuilding that …
WEBJul 22, 2017 · In the summer of 1967, the simmering unrest in cities across America exploded. In Detroit, tensions between the police and the African-American community reached their limit, unleashing five days...
III. Uprising and Occupation, 1967 · Detroit Under Fire: Police ...
WEBUprising and Occupation, 1967. Detroit Police Officer Confronts African American Citizens during the 1967 Uprising. The Detroit Uprising of 1967 was a violent and divisive time for the city and part of a wave of urban unrest that spread across the …
1. Days of the Uprising · Detroit Under Fire: Police Violence, …
WEBThis introductory page provides an overview of the main events in the Detroit Uprising from July 23-28, 1967, drawn primarily from the official accounts of the Detroit Police Department, the state of Michigan, and the federal government (including the Kerner Commission investigation).
The Call-In: Detroit's Riots Of 1967 - NPR
WEBJul 16, 2017 · In the summer of 1967, Detroit was home to some of the largest riots in American history. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Detroit native Luther Keith about the unrest, and how the city is...
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