[Interview of former Michigan National Guardsman Jim Atkin on containing the 1967 Detroit riots].
Former Michigan National Guardsman Jim Atkin describes being called in with his unit to contain the 1967 Detroit riots. Atkin explains how little training he and his unit had prior to being sent in. Atkin also recalls the dozens of buses filled with arrested rioters who were sent to a makeshift pris...
Corporate Author: | WUOM (Radio station : Ann Arbor, Mich.) (Broadcaster) |
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Atkin, Jim
(Interviewee) Cwiek, Sarah (Reporter) Graham, Lester (Host) Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 (Speaker) |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 audio file (7 min., 21 sec.) |
Format: | Audio Software |