Article by Desiree Cooper originally published in BLAC Detroit Magazine. When I moved to Detroit in 1984, the long shadow of the 1967 rebellion was still palpable. The crack epidemic was full throttle and car jacking was a new crime (the term was actually coined in...
New exhibit at Detroit Historical museum includes multiple points of view about Detroit's troubled summer of 1967. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press Which word would you choose to describe what happened in Detroit in July 1967? Insurrection? Rebellion? Riot? Revolution? Uprising? "Detroit 67: Perspectives," the new exhibit...
When it comes to looking back on what went down in Detroit in late July of 1967, the fable of the blind men and the elephant was never more apt. Depending on who you are – and where you live – chances are there are...