Where were you during the 1967 Detroit Riot?

[jcole]

I don't know how many of you are aware that there were previous race riots in Detroit, but here is an article from the Detroit News about the 1943 riots. In many ways, this was a worse incident than the 1967 ones.
Here's a direct quote from the below linked article:

Five black men received 80-day jail terms for disturbing the peace. Two were acquitted. Twenty-eight were charged and convicted on various charges including concealed weapons, destruction of property, assault, larceny. There was little arson, due to gasoline rationing, but more than a few cars were overturned and torched.
Tipton and Little, the two blacks linked to the original rumor, were sentenced to two-to-five years for inciting a riot.
The city's white police force was criticized for its "restraint" in dealing with the black rioters, despite the fact that only blacks -- 17 of them -- were killed by police.


From The Detroit News: http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history...#ixzz0unpuizmu

http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=185