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Bookmark or Share- 1967 Detroit riot - WikipediaThe 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]
- Detroit Riot of 1967 | Definition, Causes, Aftermath, & Facts - BritannicaDetroit 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.
- 1. Days of the Uprising · Detroit Under Fire: Police Violence, Crime ...This 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).
- 1967 Detroit riot hour-by-hour time line, annotatedHundreds of people charge down 12th Street on Detroit's westside July 23, 1967, throwing stones and bottles at store fronts and looting them. The Detroit riot was touched off after police...
- Understanding Detroit’s 1967 Upheaval 50 Years LaterAnd on July 23, starting at 3 a.m., Detroit convulsed in the largest riot the country had seen since the New York draft riots in 1863. Looters prowled the streets, arsonists set buildings on...
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