1967
1967 Long, Hot Summer of Riots
During the summer of 1967, major urban rebellions erupted in Newark and Detroit, among nearly 160 cities nationwide, driven by police brutality and poverty. The Detroit riot was particularly deadly, with 34 people killed and massive property destruction, representing the largest and …
Newark, New Jersey; Detroit, Michigan, NJ
African American
Civil rights movement
Policing
Racial violence
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During the summer of 1967, major urban rebellions erupted in Newark and Detroit, among nearly 160 cities nationwide, driven by police brutality and poverty. The Detroit riot was particularly deadly, with 34 people killed and massive property destruction, representing the largest and most violent of the African American ghetto riots during the civil rights era[1][10]. These events highlighted the failure of integrationist policies to address economic inequality[5].