Comments on: Remembering the Detroit Riot of 1967

By: farlane

farlane — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:20:08 +0000

Very cool. Thanks for the note!

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By: Doug Warren

Doug Warren — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:07:44 +0000

I produced a 2 1/2 hour radio documentary on the riot for WILS Am in Lansing in 2007. It is now on youtube. Here is the link to Part One:

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By: Brian DeFrancesco

Brian DeFrancesco — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:51:45 +0000

Some may find this a tiny or inconsequential, but language matters to me (English teacher). Gordon Lightfoot's song was not BANNED. That would be a violation of freedom of speech. Instead, several stations refused to play it. Not an inconsequential difference. Use of the word "banned" is inflammatory.

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By: Martin Luther King « Smash Mouth Politics

Martin Luther King « Smash Mouth Politics — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:34:54 +0000

[...] Detroit had just had a riot the year before whereÂ great damage was done.Â According to this article,Â Â ”The result was forty-three dead, 467 injured, over 7,200 arrests and more than 2,000 [...]

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By: Bill Murphy

Bill Murphy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:02:49 +0000

I believe that me and my family were in Detroit
when the trouble began.We had been visiting friends in Savona(?)and had driven through an
African-American neighorhood,which was several miles long,(Seven Mile Road?)on our way there.
Probably on Wednesday before the trouble began.
We stopped a couple of times,for directions, etc.The gas station people (all black)could
not have been more friendly and helpful.We
returned home the same way on that Saturday,
during the day.I was heartbroken when we returned home,and learned of that terrible
time in my beloved Detroit,I prayed that
the people that helped me were allright.
Love to all in Detroit.(I listen to
WJR,the great station, on the Great Lakes.)
Bill

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By: rik stevenson

rik stevenson — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:03:30 +0000

I am presently engaged in a study on Detroit from the 1967 uprising through 2008. I am looking for any data pertaining to the role of the churches during the 1967 rebellion to the present day. I am also interested in any ecumenical collaborations during the same time frame. The data can be interviews, photos, articles etc. If you have any info please send to drrik@mac.com Thanks

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By: farlane

farlane — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:21:58 +0000

There's a great thread discussing the Detroit Riot at Exposure.Detroit.

Among the links posted is 1967 Riots on atdetroit.net and a 50-plus photo gallery from the Detroit News archives.

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