Overturned car on fire during the 1943 race riot.

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Title

Overturned car on fire during the 1943 race riot.

Subject

Automobiles--Fires and fire prevention | Automobiles--Fires and fire prevention--Michigan--Detroit | Race riots | Race riots--Michigan--Detroit

Description

Street cars and automobiles barely escape damage as a fire ball erupts from a car tipped over by a mob during the 1943 Race Riot in Detroit, Michigan.

Creator

Detroit News (Firm)

Source

Detroit News Photograph Collection (UAV002691)

Publisher

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University.

Date

1943-06-21

Rights

When this material is shared, credit shall read: Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Relation

reformatted digital

Identifier

vmc77238_5

Citation

Detroit News (Firm), “Overturned car on fire during the 1943 race riot.,” 12th Street Detroit, accessed November 21, 2024, https://projects.lib.wayne.edu/12thstreetdetroit/items/show/179.