Where were you during the 1967 Detroit Riot?

**jcole** · July-26-10, 02:49 PM

The excuse for the riot starting was the raid of the blind pig. It started long before that. There were groups in town in advance of July that were here to specifically incite trouble, as well as years of discrimination against minorities. If the blind pig hadn't been raided, something else would have tipped it.
The entire U.S. was a tinderbox waiting for a flint at that time.

**Zacha341** · July-26-10, 05:12 PM

Indeed these events are always bigger than the expressed 'trigger' point...

Originally Posted by jcole

The excuse for the riot starting was the raid of the blind pig. It started long before that. There were groups in town in advance of July that were here to specifically incite trouble, as well as years of discrimination against minorities. If the blind pig hadn't been raided, something else would have tipped it.
The entire U.S. was a tinderbox waiting for a flint at that time.