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EPISODE · Jun 20, 2026 · 1 MIN

June 20 - The 1943 Detroit Anti-Black Race Riot

from Labor History in 2:00 · host The Rick Smith Show

On this day in Labor History the year was 1943. That was the day that would go down in the history books as the 1943 Detroit Race Riot. The violence started on Belle Isle, a large island park in the Detroit River. Both white and black Detroiters were visiting the park on that hot sunny summer Sunday afternoon.

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