StoryCorps Detroit: Your Vibe

Find out what these Detroiters think the civil rights movement and raves have in common.

Lauren Hood recalls the early 1990s rave culture in Detroit and Windsor that Adriel Thornton introduced her to when the longtime friends first started hanging out.

In this segment of StoryCorps Detroit, Thornton says the Detroit/Windsor rave scene was “the living breathing example of Dr. King’s dream.”

Click on the audio player at the top of this page to hear this segment.

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The StoryCorps Detroit music is by Sam Beaubien.

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Laura Herberg
Laura Herberg is a civic life reporter for Outlier Media, telling the stories about people inhabiting the Detroit region and the issues that affect us here.
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