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Why Detroit exploded in the summer of 1967

  • Written by Jeffrey Horner, Senior Lecturer of Urban Studies, Wayne State University
imageA National Guardsman stands at a Detroit intersection during the summer riots of 1967.AP Photo/David Stephenson

When most people see the movie “Detroit,” it’ll likely be their first encounter with the events of July 1967, when a routine bust of an after-hours drinking establishment led to five days of protests, looting and clashes...

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