How the riots of 50 years ago changed Detroit
The city’s decline began before 1967, but the violence then made it worse
FIFTY years ago, Detroit lived through one of the worst riots in American history. So painful were the memories of the five days of killing, looting and arson that during previous anniversaries of the uprising, which started on July 23rd 1967 when police busted a “blind pig”, an unlicensed gambling and drinking joint, Detroiters largely avoided talking about it.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Riots remembered”
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