Legal History of the Day
Thursday 29th of July 2010 11:23:28 AM
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| On July 23, 1967, a riot broke out in Detroit, Michigan in the early morning hours. The Vice squad officers executed a raid at an establishment that was illegally selling alcoholic beverages on the corner of 12th Street and Clairmont.... |
ARISE Detroit, 'cause the 1967 Detroit riot is history
Thursday 29th of July 2010 11:23:28 AM
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| On Aug. 4, neighborhoods throughout Detroit will be doing everything from marching to cleaning up to enjoying live entertainment to receiving important information from a ton of vendors that will be offering everything from tips on how to avoid property tax foreclosure to blood pressure and diabetes screenings. |
The 40th Anniversary: Looking back on the 1967 Detroit riots
Thursday 29th of July 2010 11:23:28 AM
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| I live about three blocks from where the riot started. There is no marker there. No sign saying “This is where it all began.” Or “This is where it all came to an end.” There is nothing much there at all except for an empty building hunkered down like an orphan on the fringes of the once aristocratic Boston Edison neighborhood. |




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