Detroit riots
Motor City unrest
Detroit riots refers to major episodes of civil unrest in Detroit, Michigan, most notably the 1967 uprising that left 43 dead and caused widespread destruction.
The 1967 riots began after a police raid on an unlicensed bar and escalated into five days of looting, arson, and confrontations with National Guard troops.
The term may also refer to the 1943 race riot or other instances of urban violence in the city.
The Detroit riots accelerated white flight to the suburbs.
- 1967A calendar year
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- civil unrestPublic disturbance by citizens
- unrestState of public disturbance
- burningCombustion in progress
National Guard · civil rights · racial tension · curfew · looting · broken windows · Motown · inner city · police brutality · fire hoses · smoke · rebellion · aftermath · white flight · arson · tanks · snipers · Black Power
Detroit riotspeaceful protest
Nonviolent collective expression of dissent
nonviolent resistance · civil disobedience · March on Washington · sit-ins · Selma march
Detroit riotsurban renewal
Revitalizing decayed city areas
economic boom · city revitalization · law and order · public safety · normalcy
Detroit riotsracial reconciliation
Process of healing ethnic divisions
integration · civil rights legislation · desegregation · brotherhood · healing
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