The 1967 Detroit riot, also called the 12th Street Riot and the Detroit Uprising, was the most violent of the urban riots in the United States during the “long, hot summer of 1967.” It mainly involved conflicts between African American residents and the Detroit Police Department. The riot began in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23, 1967, in Detroit, Michigan. The starting event was a police raid on an unlicensed, after-hours bar, known as a blind pig, located on the city’s Near West Side.
The 1967 Detroit riot, also called the 12th Street Riot and the Detroit Uprising, was the most violent of the urban riots in the United States during the “long, hot summer of 1967.” It involved mostly conflicts between African American residents and the Detroit Police Department. The riot began in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23, 1967, in Detroit, Michigan. The starting event was a police raid on an unlicensed, after-hours bar, known as a blind pig, located on the city’s Near West Side.
Harry Herbert Bennett (January 17, 1892 – January 4, 1979) was a boxer, naval sailor, and businessman. From 1915 to 1945, he worked for Ford Motor Company and was known as the head of Ford’s “service department,” which was the company’s internal security group. While working for Henry Ford, Bennett’s actions against labor unions made him an enemy of the United Auto Workers (UAW) trade union.
Victor George Reuther was born on January 1, 1912, and died on June 3, 2004. He was an important international labor organizer. He was one of three Reuther brothers, Walter and Roy, who worked together in the U.S.
Walter Philip Reuther (born September 1, 1907; died May 9, 1970) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who helped grow the United Automobile Workers (UAW) into one of the most influential labor unions in American history. He believed that labor movements should not only focus on workers but also work to improve social justice and human rights in democratic societies. He used the UAW’s power and influence to support workers’ rights, civil rights, women’s rights, universal health care, public education, affordable housing, environmental protection, profit-sharing for employees, and efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons worldwide.
Walter Philip Reuther (born September 1, 1907; died May 9, 1970) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who helped grow the United Automobile Workers (UAW) into one of the most progressive labor unions in American history. He believed that labor movements should work to improve social justice and human rights in democratic societies, not just focus on workers’ interests. He used the UAW’s power to support workers’ rights, civil rights, women’s rights, universal health care, public education, affordable housing, environmental protection, profit-sharing for employees, and efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons worldwide.
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a national group of unions that is the largest collection of unions in the United States. It includes 61 national and international unions, which together represent about 15 million workers who are currently employed or have retired. The AFL-CIO spends money on political activities and supports policies that help workers and promote progressive ideas.
The Ford Hunger March, sometimes called the Ford Massacre, was a protest on March 7, 1932, in the United States by at least 3,000 unemployed auto workers in Detroit, Michigan, during the worst part of the Great Depression. The one-mile march began in Detroit and ended at the River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan. Dearborn Police and security guards working for the Ford Motor Company shot and killed four workers, with many others injured by gunfire.
The United Auto Workers (UAW), officially called the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, is an American labor union. It represents workers in the United States, including Puerto Rico, and in southern Ontario, Canada. The UAW was created as part of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in the 1930s.
The United Auto Workers (UAW), officially called the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, is an American labor union that represents workers in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and southern Ontario, Canada. It was formed as part of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in the 1930s and grew quickly from 1936 to the 1950s. The union supported the Democratic Party’s progressive policies under the leadership of Walter Reuther (president 1946–1970).