Casualties, Algiers Motel, 1967
Item
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