Overturned car on fire during the 1943 race riot.

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Title

Overturned car on fire during the 1943 race riot.

Description

Street cars and automobiles barely escape damage as a fire ball erupts from a car tipped over by a mob during the 1943 Race Riot in Detroit, Michigan.

Creator

Detroit News (Firm)

Date

1943-06-21

Identifier

vmc77238_5

Publisher

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University.

Relation

reformatted digital

Rights

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

Source

Detroit News Photograph Collection (UAV002691)

Subject

Automobiles--Fires and fire prevention | Automobiles--Fires and fire prevention--Michigan--Detroit | Race riots | Race riots--Michigan--Detroit

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