Where were you during the 1967 Detroit Riot?

[jiminnm]

So why did most white folk leave? Were the white folk in Detroit more fearful than other whites living in Chicago, Philly or Milwaukee etc..? Riots occured in most northern cities during the late 60's early 70's but most white folk stayed put in other cities except Detroit.... Whites in Detroit fled unlike other whites in other cities....why??

I can tell you why 5 white folk left.

The man who would later become my father in law owned a small hardware store on Grand River. During the riots, his place was cleaned out and burned. Within a few months, he and his family sold their house near Wyoming and Warren and moved the family and the business to Southfield.

[night-timer]

I can tell you why 5 white folk left.

The man who would later become my father in law owned a small hardware store on Grand River. During the riots, his place was cleaned out and burned. Within a few months, he and his family sold their house near Wyoming and Warren and moved the family and the business to Southfield.

"If you're being oppressed by the man, the best way to fix it is with a free TV" - Stefan Molyneux [[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9sTiB6JAiQ&t=114s )

A thought that often crosses my mind, ever since Detroit became a black majority city, is the issue of racial bias and 'profiling' against African Americans by police. Has profiling reduced or been eliminated with many Detroit cops being African American themselves?