Summary

Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street riot, as civil unrest breaks out in Detroit, Michigan. President Lyndon Johnson delivered a radio address asking for calm, law and order.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 318383
Story Slug HISTORICAL FILM: DETROIT RACE RIOTS (1967)
Location DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Format VO/SOT
Date 7/23/1967
Archive Time 1:03:44
TRT 2:04
Video Description Black and white film (narration/music not licensable) aerial night view of burning neighborhood. Buildings blazing, firemen and National Guard walk the streets. Destroyed businesses, looted out. Black African American Residents grabbing what they can off of street. Audio of radio address from Lyndon B. Johnson, shots of devastated neighborhoods. Smoldering buildings.
Description Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street riot, as civil unrest breaks out in Detroit, Michigan. President Lyndon Johnson delivered a radio address asking for calm, law and order.
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Keywords

civil unrest
rioting
race
riots
looting
Detroit
civil rights
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