Casualties, Algiers Motel, 1967
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Title
Casualties, Algiers Motel, 1967
Subject
Police Department. Detroit (Mich.) | Race riots--Michigan--Detroit--1960-1970 | Race riots | Casualties
Description
Violence took different forms across the city. Police raided the Algiers Motel on Woodward Avenue looking for rumored snipers. While questioning motel guests, police killed 3 Black men in the hotel, beat 9 others, and found no snipers. This became known as the Algiers Motel Incident.
Creator
Jacobs, The Detroit News
Source
Detroit News Photograph Collection (UAV002691)
Publisher
Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University.
Date
1967-07-25
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
Format
Photographic Print
Identifier
25997
Citation
Jacobs, The Detroit News, “Casualties, Algiers Motel, 1967,” 12th Street Detroit, accessed April 5, 2037, https://projects.lib.wayne.edu/12thstreetdetroit/items/show/217.