Pyszko, Marian. Riot victim

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Description:

Portrait of Marian Pyszko, a candy factory worker and Holocaust survivor who was pulled from his car while driving home and beaten to death by a group of African American teens, angry over the death of a young man shot outside Bob Bolton's Bar and Grill by white owner, Andrew Chinarian, the day before in Detroit, Michigan. A riot was avoided when Mayor Coleman Young and local clergymen and officials went to the scene, along with 600 police officers. (Information from Time article dated, Monday, Aug. 11, 1975)

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1975-07-28T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan and Detroit

Subject Topic:

Murder victims, Factories, Employees, and Holocaust survivors

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:vmc9780