(26109) Riots, Rebellions, Snipers,1967

Posted July 3rd, 2011 by eclemens

Detroit (Mich.) -- Riot, 1967
Detroit (Mich.) Police Dept.
Detroit's 1967 Civil Unrest
Detroit--race relations
Detroit--social conditions
Michigan. National Guard
Urban Affairs

Detroit police officers take cover behind squad cars from the fire of snipers on the roof Sanders Elementary school. The school, located at the corner of Blaine and Byron on Detroit's West Side, was in close to proximity the Hermann Kiefer Command Post.

Courtesy Detroit News Collection.