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Detroit (12th Street) riot breaks out

Violence and civil unrest erupted in Detroit's 12th Street neighborhood on July 23, 1967, rapidly escalating into multi-day rioting, fires, and confrontations with police.

Detroit (12th Street) riot breaks out

The Detroit riot became one of the deadliest and most destructive urban uprisings of 1967, prompting federal involvement and driving national attention to race relations and urban policy.

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