1943 Detroit race riot

Name: 1943 Detroit race riot
Start: 1943-06-20
End: 1943-06-22

20 Jun 1943 – 22 Jun 1943 · 42.33° N, 83.05° W

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When: 20 Jun 1943 – 22 Jun 1943
Kind: Riot
Deaths: 34
Coordinates: 42.33° N, 83.05° W
Description: 1943 race riot in Detroit, Michigan
Injured: 433

1943 Detroit race riot

Racial violence in Michigan

A race riot took place in Detroit, Michigan, from the evening of June 20 through to the early morning of June 22, 1943. 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.

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