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Detroit Exploded in Violence in 1967—The Fires Still Burn

IN THE STREETS

In the summer of 1967, the Motor City exploded in five days of lethal violence so shocking that people still argue over what to call it—a riot, a rebellion, or an uprising.

Bill Morris
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