The Algiers Motel incident [electronic resource] / John Hersey ; foreword by Danielle L. McGuire.

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"In July 1967, on the third night of a race riot, Detroit police raided the Algiers Motel, a black-owned business located about a mile from the epicenter of the unrest. The police responded to a report of sniper fire from the motel and proceeded to round up its occupants. They beat them and threaten...

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Main Author: Hersey, John, 1914-1993 (Author)
Other Authors: McGuire, Danielle L. (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.
Edition:Revised edition.
Subjects:
Riots > Michigan > Detroit.
African Americans > Violence against > Michigan > Detroit.
African Americans > Michigan > Detroit > Social conditions > 20th century.
Detroit (Mich.) > Race relations > 20th century.
Detroit (Mich.) > History > 20th century.
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Format: Electronic eBook

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