Detroit Disturbance 1967

July 23, 1967: Police raid a "blind pig" (an after-hours club), located on 12th Street (later, Rosa Parks Blvd.) and Clairmount in Detroit. Civil unrest ensues, described by some as a riot and by others as an uprising or rebellion. In the course of the next three days, 44 people are killed, 7,331 are arrested, mostly for curfew violations, and $50 million dollars of property is damaged.

Forty years later, WWJ examines the legacy of 1967 and what it means to the city, while we focus also on the future of the region and why memories of 1967 still affect us today.

In the following interviews, WWJ's Tim Kiska examines the legacy of the disturbances in Detroit in 1967, focusing also on the future of the region, and why memories of these events still affect us today....