American riot. Detroit, 1967 (22 photos)

Throughout the 20th century in the cities of the United States has repeatedly uprisings. One of the most brutal was the Detroit riot in July 1967 All details can be found on the English Wikipedia. The occasion was an ordinary police raid to verify the license in one of the bars on 12th Street. There was a conflict with the owners, who intervened in the African-American members of the local population and rolled 5-day orgy of looting and clashes. Total: 43 killed, 467 wounded, more than 7, 200 arrested and more than 2, 000 collapsed buildings.
To suppress the rebellion the governor sent the National Guard, and the president - of the regular Army



Looking at these pictures correspondent of the magazine "Life» (Declan Haun and Lee Balterman) one might think that without the intervention of troops town this week could turn into a second Mogadishu.

At the heart of the revolt lay, as has often happened in the history of the United States, racial conflict:


Any disturbances begin with the looting of stores:




Civil defense held:


"Soul Brother & quot; - Obviously a code word, which must be protected from looting the store:




Who is the authority?


It is not clear what could have caused such devastation, as if on Presnya after shelling:




Detroit fire:


And in the smoke:




Army to the rescue


The concentration of troops:


Boxes of ammunition (explosive?). There is a lot of work:


City under guard:


Guardsman:


Arrests:




At the police station:


Liquidation of consequences: