The 1967 Detroit Rebellion wasn’t just a riot—it was a response to decades of injustice. Police brutality, housing discrimination, and poverty pushed the Black community to a breaking point. This is one of those Black history facts you didn’t know because they only told one side of the story. These are Black history facts not taught in school. This is Black history that is not taught in schools because it shows what happens when Black communities demand justice. These are African American histor

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The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street Riot, the Uprising of 1967, and the Detroit Rebellion of 1967 exploded Detroit, Michigan, as pent up anger of the black residents burst into flames after the police raided an after hours night club. The pigs couldn't handle the ensuing riot, or insurrection, as it's called by many in Detroit, and the governor, George Romney called out the National Guard and That wasn't enough they said so The 82nd Airborne flew in and Cyrus Vance, the Special

Written in response to a Detroit riot, the upbeat African-American anthem "Soul Man" (1967) from Sam & Dave joins our National Recording Registry today https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-018/?loclr=fbloc | The Library of Congress