12th Street Riot

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf revolutionary
right
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:12th_Street_(now_Rosa_Parks_Boulevard)
gptkbp:aftermath accelerated white flight from Detroit
increased racial tensions
urban renewal efforts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Detroit_Riot_of_1967
gptkbp:causedBy police raid on an unlicensed bar
gptkbp:commemoratedBy 2017 film 'Detroit'
Detroit Historical Museum exhibits
gptkbp:context gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
urban unrest in the 1960s
gptkbp:duration 5 days
gptkbp:endDate 1967-07-28
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 12th Street Riot
gptkbp:location gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:Michigan_National_Guard
gptkb:U.S._Army_82nd_and_101st_Airborne_Divisions
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:George_Romney
gptkb:Jerome_Cavanagh
gptkbp:resultedIn 43 deaths
over 1,000 injuries
over 2,000 buildings destroyed
over 7,000 arrests
gptkbp:significance one of the most destructive riots in U.S. history
gptkbp:startDate 1967-07-23
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1967_Detroit_riot
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5