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Memorial Park had become a gathering place for members of the counterculture and youth who were interested in social issues and music. In the summer of 1969, a youth group called Youth for Peace, Freedom and Justice began holding communal suppers in the park, and also obtained a permit for free film showings in the park, including films produced by The Newsreel film collective.
The first riot, social unrest related to enabling fugitive slaves to escape to Canada, was recorded in 1833. Other riots were related to business protests, unions, and other issues. In the late 20th century, the 1967 Detroit riot broke out, fueled by African-American frustration with continuing racial discrimination and injustice. A total of 43 ...
Bill Harris, a Detroit-based poet, playwright, and educator, wrote about the condition of the Detroit black community – referred to by him as the DBC – after July 1967 in Detroit: a young guide to the city. The book was edited by Sheldon Annis and published by Speedball Publications in 1970. [110] [111]
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Some recent releases include a new starting city, Neriak, with a new starting race, Arasai; [1] and new high level dungeons The Throne of New Tunaria [2] and the Estate of Unrest. [3] Until 2011, expansions were available in both DVD and digital formats, but can now be downloaded through a digital service.
July 23–27: Detroit Riots: An arrest made on an early Sunday morning at a party where illegal liquor is sold provokes a youngster on a street outside to call for massive resistance to law enforcement, rapidly releasing years of aggravating tension between Detroit's Black community and the city's mostly White police force and local leaders ...
After restoring an old pipe organ in Nora, South Dakota, Mike Pedersen invited everyone in to sing carols. Now, it's the place to be at Christmas.
The 1943 Detroit race riot took place in Detroit, Michigan, from the evening of June 20 through to the early morning of June 22.It occurred in a period of dramatic population increase and social tensions associated with the military buildup of U.S. participation in World War II, as Detroit's automotive industry was converted to the war effort.