Detroit 1967 Media Coverage / “AFTER/LIFE”
On the next American Black Journal: What effect did the mass media have on the 1967 Detroit rebellion? We’ll get details on an upcoming event focusing on media coverage then and now. Also, were the events of that turbulent summer a “riot” or a “rebellion”? Former Detroit police chief and deputy mayor Ike McKinnon and WSU professor Melba Boyd give their thoughts. And, a new neighborhood play looks at the role of women and girls in the uprising. Don’t miss American Black Journal on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and again on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. on Detroit PBS, WTVS-Channel 56.
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Detroit 67 Media Coverage: Then and Now
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