Amy Goodman
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The Rebellions that Changed U.S. History: Looking Back at the 1967 Newark & Detroit Uprisings
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21:08Now PlayingFifty years ago this month, rebellions broke out in the cities of Newark and Detroit. It all began in Newark on July 12, 1967, when two white police officers detained and beat an AfricanAmerican cabdriver. Shortly after, on July 23, police officers raided an afterhours club in an AfricanAmerican neighborhood of Detroit, sparking another mass rebellion. Fortythree people died in Detroit, and 26 were killed in Newark, while 7,000 people were arrested. The rebellions reshaped both Newark and Detroit and marked the beginning of an era of AfricanAmerican political empowerment. We speak with Larry Hamm, chairman of the People’s Organization for Progress, and Scott Kurashige, author of the new book, "The FiftyYear RebellionHow the U.S. Political Crisis Began in Detroit."
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