Detroit

The Great Migration set in motion before World War I

would spur some 6 Million African Americans

to leave the cotton fields of the South

for the lure of factory jobs and civil rights in the North.

After World War ll, white Americans

began their own migration to the suburbs,

drawing money and jobs away

from increasingly segregated urban neighborhoods.

By the 60's, racial tensions had reached a boiling point.

Rebellions erupted in Harlem, Philadelphia, Watts, and Newark.

In Detroit, African Americans

were restricted to a few overcrowded neighborhoods,

patrolled by a mostly white police force known for its aggression.

The promise of equal opportunity for all turned out to be

an illusion.

Change was inevitable.

It was only a matter of

how, and when.

Economy Printing "Blind Pig" An Unlicensed After-Hours Club

Sunday July 23, 1967

Riots Day 1

John Conyers Congressman for the 1st District

Riots Day 2