Summary of the Police Report, raid at 9123 12th, 3:45-4:45AM, July 23, 1967

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Title

Summary of the Police Report, raid at 9123 12th, 3:45-4:45AM, July 23, 1967

Description

This document represents a summary of a Detroit Police Department incident report relating to the raid at a "blind pig," or unlicensed bar. This event is often cited as the beginning of Detroit's 1967 Civil Unrest.

Material located in box 398, folder 2.

Coverage

1967-07-23

Identifier

UP000379_398_02

Publisher

When this material is shared, credit
shall read: Walter P. Reuther Library,
Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs,
Wayne State University

Relation

Digital master record

Source

Jerome P. Cavanagh Papers

Subject

African Americans Cavanagh; Jerome P. City of Detroit Detroit (Mich.) -- Riot; Detroit--economic conditions Detroit--politics and government Detroit--race relations Detroit--social conditions Housing Poverty

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