Interview with Ray Girardin, former Detroit Police Commissioner, Part 1

• Artist: Ray Girardin
• Title: Part One of Three: Interview regarding the 1967 Riots
• Album: Reel-to-Reel # 3264
• Year: 1971
• Length: 29:36 minutes (27.11 MB)
• Format: Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

Part One: Detroit Police Commissioner Girardin describes on the first hours of the 1967 Riot including: description of the people who were arrested during the Blind Pig raid that sparked the 1967 Riots; his opinion on why the first arrests were unnecessary; the conditions in the city and at the police department that exacerbated the events; conspiracy theories. Note: Contains profanity.

Interview with Ray Girardin conducted by Maurice Kelman in August, 1971