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Detroit has been bludgeoned, raped, knifed, burned and shot, but the corpse not only breathes, it's kicking up its heels
Detroit has been bludgeoned, raped, knifed, burned and shot, but the corpse not only breathes, it's kicking up its heels

Detroit has been bludgeoned, raped, knifed, burned and shot, but the corpse not only breathes, it's kicking up its heels

Date7/24/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Detroit has been bludgeoned; raped; knifed; burned and shot; but the corpse not only breathes; it's kicking up its heels.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013580F
If It's going to be a long, hot summer, I'm going to make it hotter for them, said one budding markswoman in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn. These thr(...)
If It's going to be a long, hot summer, I'm going to make it hotter for them, said one budding markswoman in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn. These thr(...)
3/21/1968
Black Madonna behind Beverly Williamson, caretaker of Central United Church of Christ in Detroit, has made the church a black power centre since Rev. Albert Cleage preached that Jesus was black
Black Madonna behind Beverly Williamson, caretaker of Central United Church of Christ in Detroit, has made the church a black power centre since Rev. Albert Cleage preached that Jesus was black
3/16/1968
Down they go: Fan and policeman hit the ground and it's still not certain at this point who will come out on top, although there's a firm headlock on fan
Down they go: Fan and policeman hit the ground and it's still not certain at this point who will come out on top, although there's a firm headlock on fan
6/17/1967
Cleveland policeman lifts baby from shot-up car, He had crease across neck from bullet and was taken to hospital
Cleveland policeman lifts baby from shot-up car, He had crease across neck from bullet and was taken to hospital
7/21/1966
America's other war. Mrs. Rochelle Bridge, the 20-year-old American housewife at right, is preparing for war. Not in Viet Nam - but in suburban Dearborn, just outside Detroit. [Incomplete]
America's other war. Mrs. Rochelle Bridge, the 20-year-old American housewife at right, is preparing for war. Not in Viet Nam - but in suburban Dearborn, just outside Detroit. [Incomplete]
3/16/1968
After 1967 riots, when above picture was taken, Detroit people began to arm themselves seriously
After 1967 riots, when above picture was taken, Detroit people began to arm themselves seriously
7/24/1967
Detroit Battleground
Detroit Battleground
7/24/1967
Sniping at Snipers, a national guardsman crouches behind a parked car last night outside 10th district police station, on Detroit's west side, trying (...)
Sniping at Snipers, a national guardsman crouches behind a parked car last night outside 10th district police station, on Detroit's west side, trying (...)
7/25/1967
Fleeing the scene: Two Negro girls run from a Detroit shop as a national guardsman, bayoneted rifle at the ready, one of 8,000 in the embattled city, looks on
Fleeing the scene: Two Negro girls run from a Detroit shop as a national guardsman, bayoneted rifle at the ready, one of 8,000 in the embattled city, looks on
7/24/1967
Sniper bullets peppering the area forced this Negro to dive for shelter beneath a truck parked near the 10th district police station in Detroit last night
Sniper bullets peppering the area forced this Negro to dive for shelter beneath a truck parked near the 10th district police station in Detroit last night
7/25/1967
Riot Damage: Halifax businessman Fayez Chediac, 46, has his store boarded up yesterday after all the windows were smashed during a melee early that morning involving about 150 people
Riot Damage: Halifax businessman Fayez Chediac, 46, has his store boarded up yesterday after all the windows were smashed during a melee early that morning involving about 150 people
7/20/1991
Fred Glasser, 63, president of the Tanners Association of Canada, tries on a pair of Quebec made mukluks at the fall show of the Canadian leather industry at the Skyline hotel. Leather is comfortable because it breathes and has memory, he says. Leather re
Fred Glasser, 63, president of the Tanners Association of Canada, tries on a pair of Quebec made mukluks at the fall show of the Canadian leather industry at the Skyline hotel. Leather is comfortable because it breathes and has memory, he says. Leather re
9/21/1976