Casualties, Algiers Motel, 1967

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Title

Casualties, Algiers Motel, 1967

Description

Violence took different forms across the city. Police raided the Algiers Motel on Woodward Avenue looking for rumored snipers. While questioning motel guests, police killed 3 Black men in the hotel, beat 9 others, and found no snipers. This became known as the Algiers Motel Incident.

Creator

Jacobs, The Detroit News

Date

1967-07-25

Format

Photographic Print

Identifier

25997

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

Police Department. Detroit (Mich.) | Race riots--Michigan--Detroit--1960-1970 | Race riots | Casualties

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