Policemen stand guard in a Detroit street on July 27, 1967 during riots that erupted in Detroit following a police operation. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
Riot Troops
June 1943: Federal troops patrol the streets of Detroit in a jeep after 29 people were killed in race riots. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)
US-RACE RIOTS-DETROIT
A policeman stands guard in a Detroit street on July 25, 1967 as firefighters try to extinguish a burning building during riots that erupted in Detroit following a police operation. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
US-RACE RIOTS-DETROIT
Federal soldiers stand guard on a tank in a Detroit street on July 25, 1967 during riots that erupted in Detroit following a police operation. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
US-RACE RIOTS-DETROIT
Policemen arrest suspects in a Detroit street on July 25, 1967 during riots that erupted in Detroit following a police operation. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
US-RACE RIOTS-DETROIT
A tank patrols a Detroit street on July 25, 1967 during riots that erupted in Detroit following a police operation. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
US-RACE RIOTS-DETROIT
Policemen arrest black suspects in a Detroit street on July 25, 1967 during riots that erupted in Detroit following a police operation. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
US-RACE RIOTS-DETROIT
A policeman searches black suspects in a Detroit street on July 25, 1967 as buildings are burning during riots that erupted in Detroit following a police operation. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
US-RACE RIOTS-DETROIT
A federal soldier stands guard in a Detroit street on July 25, 1967 as buildings are burning during riots that erupted in Detroit following a police operation. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
Detroit Riot
1967: Heavy metal gratings which failed to protect shop windows during the race riots in Detroit. The rioters later burned the shops they had looted. (Credit: Three Lions/Getty Images)
Troops Protecting Firefighters
Federal troops ride on a fire engine to protect the firefighters from snipers during the riots in Detroit, Michigan, July 27, 1967. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Barricading The Street
A group of men construct a barricade out of wood and garbage cans to keep their street safe during the riots, Detroit, Michigan, July 27, 1967. Residents felt the measure was neccessary after recieving threats because they had earlier aided firemen. In the foreground, an Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, possibly the 1963 model, drives past. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Detroit Burns During Riots
Aerial view of widespread fires started during the riots in Detroit, Michigan, July 1967. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
US-RACE RIOTS-DETROIT
Policemen arrest black suspects in a Detroit street on July 25, 1967 during riots that erupted in Detroit following a police operation. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
US-RACE RIOTS-DETROIT
A policeman stands guard in a Detroit street on July 25, 1967 as buildings are burning during riots that erupted in Detroit following a police operation.(Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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