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Stunned by Violence, Detroit Tigers Players Worked to Restore Peace in July 1967

WDET News July 22, 2017

Editor's note: John Farrup filed this story for WDET in 2007. In 1967, the Detroit Tigers were primed for a...

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Detroit’s Grande Ballroom Survives Civil Unrest of July 1967

WDET News July 21, 2017

Noah Ovshinsky wrote and produced this story. It originally aired in 2007. During the civil unrest of July 1967, hundreds...

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StoryCorps: A Father Tries to Protect His Record Store in 1967

WDET News July 21, 2017

When StoryCorps last came to town, they recorded a series of interviews at the Urban Consulate in Detroit. In one...

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Effect of July 1967 on Detroit’s East Side Is Often Overlooked

WDET News July 20, 2017

Editor's note: Brian Rentschler filed this story for WDET. It aired in 2007. Detroit’s east side is one of the...

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White Panther Panel
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Summer of Love Preceeded 1967’s Civil Unrest in Detroit

WDET News July 17, 2017

Editor's note: This story was written and produced by Noah Ovshinsky in 2007 as part of WDET's reporting on the...

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Detroit’s Focus: HOPE Founded In the Aftermath of July 1967

WDET News July 7, 2017

Editor's note: Ashley Woods wrote and produced this story for WDET. It aired in 2007. In the aftermath of July...

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The Intersection: Poverty [CHARTS]

WDET News June 12, 2017

Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, WDET and the Detroit...

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Police
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The Intersection: Police and Community Relations in Detroit [TIMELINE]

WDET News June 7, 2017

Sandra Svoboda/WDET Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, WDET and...

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The Intersection: Power and Inequality in Detroit

WDET News May 31, 2017

Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, WDET and the Detroit...

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CuriosiD: Did Detroit Have “Colored-Only” Signs?

WDET News April 26, 2017

Courtesy of Lori Nelson The question for this edition of CuriosiD comes from listener Lori Nelson in Livonia: “Please tell...

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Detroit Opens Four Warming Centers

WDET News March 10, 2017

Detroit is opening four warming centers for residents looking to escape the cold.  Wednesday’s windstorms left nearly 100,000 city residents...

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Friday School Closings [LIST, MAP]

WDET News March 10, 2017

Click on the point on the map to see closure information for that school district. The Detroit Public Schools Community...

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