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Paratrooper Mack C. Seyburn, of Florida, stands on guard to prevent looting in the businesses on Detroit’s East Side.

Members of the Detroit Fire Department brace themselves as they fight fires at two buildings on Michigan Avenue at Trumbull. Though much of the arson that took place during the Unrest was targeted at businesses, the tight layout of many neighborhoods…

National guardsman Gary Ciko of Hamtramck watches for snipers as buildings burn on Linwood Street.

Interior view of the United Community League for Civil Action, the Blind Pig at 9125 12th St. where the Civil Unrest of 1967 began. A blind pig is a term for an establishment serving alcohol without a license.

A bird's-eye view of 12th Street during the first day of the 1967 Civil Unrest. "Black Power" is painted in the center of the street. The Chit Chat Lounge is in view at upper, right corner.

U.S. Congressman John Conyers addresses the crowd on 12th Street in an attempt to stop destruction in the city. Conyers, who represented Virginia Park’s district, was one of dozens of local and statewide political, civic, religious, and civil rights…

Local community, law enforcement, and political representatives meet at Detroit’s 10th precinct to develop a plan of action. At right, Representative John Conyers takes the podium. At far left is State Civil Rights Commissioner Damon Keith.

Local community, law enforcement, and political representatives meet at Detroit’s 10th precinct to develop a plan of action. At left, Police Commissioner Ray Girardin listens as Councilman Rev. Nicholas Hood speaks.

Neighbors help each other move possessions out of an apartment building near Linwood and Pingree on Detroit's West Side as fires lit by arsonists inch closer.

Governor George Romney and Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh watch events unfold “in the field,” likely from the grounds of Southeastern High School.

George and Gene Matti, along with their friend Tom Snider, guard their supermarket against further looting.

A man forcibly removes a woman from a burning building during the 1967 Civil Unrest. The unidentified woman was screaming 'Mother, mother,' while being carried away from the flames. It is unknown if her mother was in the building at the time of the…