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During The Last Days Of July 1967, Detroit Experienced A Week Of Devastating Urban Collapse-one Of The Worst Civil Disorders In Twentieth-century America. Forty-three People Were Killed, Over $50 Million In Property Was Destroyed, And The City Itself Was Left In A State Of Panic And Confusion, The Scars Of Which Are Still Present Today. Now For The First Time In Paperback And With A New Reflective Essay That Examines The Events A Half-century Later, The Detroit Riot Of 1967 (originally Published In 1969) Is The Story Of That Terrible Experience As Told From The Perspective Of Hubert G. Locke, Then Administrative Aide To Detroit's Police Commissioner. The Book Covers The Week Between The Riot's Outbreak And The Aftermath Thereof. An Hour-by-hour Account Is Given Of The Looting, Arson, And Sniping, As Well As The Problems Faced By The Police, National Guard, And Federal Troops Who Struggled To Restore Order.^ Locke Goes On To Address The Situation As Outlined By The Courts, And The Response Of The Community-including The Media, Social And Religious Agencies, And Civic And Political Leadership. Finally, Locke Looks At The Attempt Of White Leadership To Forge A New Alliance With A Risi

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Author

Hubert G. Locke

Publisher

Wayne State University Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780814343784

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Sociology, Political Science