1968 Detroit riot | |
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Part of the King assassination riots | |
Date | April 4–5, 1968 |
Location | |
Caused by | Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. |
Casualties | |
Death(s) | 1 |
The 1968 Detroit riot was a civil disturbance that occurred between April 4–5, 1968 in Detroit, Michigan following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Less than a year after the violent unrest of 1967, areas of 12th Street (present-day Rosa Parks Boulevard) again erupted in chaos ( simultaneously with over 100 other US cities) following King's assassination. Michigan Governor George W. Romney ordered the National Guard into Detroit. One person was killed, [1] and gangs tossed objects at cars and smashed storefront windows with three dozen fires being set. [2] [3]