Riots; Michigan; River Rouge; Race Riot

Description:: Man with camera glances at Detroit News photographer as a crowd of helmeted police walk down a street in a River Rouge business district toward a cloud of smoke (tear gas?) during a riot.
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Date Issued:: 1970-04-27T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
Collection:: Virtual Motor City
Place:: Michigan, River Rouge, Michigan, River Rouge, Michigan, and River Rouge
Subject Topic:: Crowds, Police, Riot helmets, Rifles, Riot control, Smoke, Commercial buildings, and Tear gas
Format:: photographs
Rights:: Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
URL:: http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc16690_2