1943 Detroit race riot

Quand

20 juin 1943 – 22 juin 1943

Type

Émeute

Morts

34

Coordonnées

42.33° N, 83.05° W

Description

1943 race riot in Detroit, Michigan

Injured

433

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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