I knew close to nothing about the \u201crace riots\u201d in Detroit before the start of this program. I\u2019d hear \u201crace riots\u201d mentioned here and there and knew some people sited these \u201criots\u201d as the beginning of Detroit\u2019s downturn. Now, after living in Detroit, getting to know Detroiters, and hearing Thomas Sugrue talk and read his book I have learned so much about the events that happened in the summer of 1967, and more importantly the events that lead up to the rebellion.<\/p>\n
First and foremost I\u2019ve learned \u201crace riots\u201d is not a good way to describe the summer of \u201867. A riot is a violent disruption of peace, while a rebellion is an uprising against something\/someone. A rebellion describes the events in Detroit much more accurately. Sugrue explains that the Detroit rebellion wasn\u2019t as random as people like to think. For years black Detroiters dealt with police brutality and having their land\/resources taken away to make life better\/more convenient for white Detroiters. Black neighborhoods were demolished to build freeways so white could move to the suburbs and commute to Detroit. The most important takeaway from Surgure\u2019s book is that the rebellion was not random, nor was it uncalled for. Events leading up to 1967 were racially charged, unfair, and unjust, it was only a matter of time before people rebelled against the system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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