Noah Berlatsky

The 1967 Detroit Riots Noah Berlatsky

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.160-161) and index. Table of Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- World Map -- Chapter 1. Historical Background on the 1967 Detroit Riots -- 1. Overview of the 1967 Detroit Riots / Walter C. Rucker -- 2. President Johnson Explains Why He Is Sending Troops into Detroit / Lyndon Baines Johnson -- 3. Congress Struggles to Respond to Urban Rioting / Chalmers M. Roberts -- 4. Police Terrorize Citizens in the Algiers Motel / John Hersey -- 5. The Victims of the Detroit Riots -- The Detroit and Newark Riots of 1967 -- Chapter 2. Controversies Surrounding the 1967 Detroit Riots -- 1. The Detroit Riots Show the Need for Elected Urban Black Leadership / John W. Smith, Lois H. Smith -- 2. An Elected Urban Black Leadership Did Not Solve Racial Problems in Detroit / Amy Lee, Darren A. Nichols -- 3. The Detroit Riots Showed the Need for More Government Programs in Cities -- Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders -- 4. Government Intervention Caused the Detroit Riots / David R. Henderson -- 5. Minority Groups Must Revolt Against Oppression / H. Rap Brown -- 6. Black Revolutionaries Undermine the Cause They Seek to Represent -- Detroit News -- 7. The 1967 Riots Led to Detroit's Decline / Debbie Schlussel -- 8. The 1967 Riots Did Not Cause Detroit's Decline / Don Keko -- 9. The Detroit Riots Hold Lessons for Understanding the 2011 UK Riots / Gary Younge -- Chapter 3. Personal Narratives -- 1. A Journalist Who Lived in the Riot Zone Reports on Her Experiences / Sandra A. West -- 2. A Resident of the Detroit Suburbs Remembers the Riots / Jeff L. Howe -- 3. An Educator Recalls the 1967 Detroit Riots in the Summer After Her High School Graduation / Doreen Cato -- 4. The Big Bang / Coleman Young, Lonnie Wheeler -- 5. An Author Recalls How the Riots Interrupted Her Wedding Party / Theresa Welsh -- Chronology -- For Further Reading -- Index. Contributor Bio:  Berlatsky, Noah B01