Quote Originally Posted by Bham1982 View Post
I wasn't around back then, but I would say yes. Out of millions of people, thousands were involved [[and obviously not everyone arrested or injured was burning down buildings or raising hell). The vast majority of people, of whatever race, probably had no involvement in the riots, except as indirect victims.
This one comes under the heading of you had to be there! There were elements of the Michigan National Guard[[not a big deal) and the 82nd Airborne Division[[Very big deal) deployed during the riots. Enough said!