80 years later: A look back at 1943 Detroit race riots

34 people died in riots

Tuesday marks the 80th anniversary of the 1943 Detroit race riots.

Brawls started on Belle Isle and then spread to downtown. Thirty-four people died; nine were white, and 25 were Black. Seventeen of the Black people killed were by police.

Watch our feature story on the riots in the video player above.


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Ken Haddad has proudly been with WDIV/ClickOnDetroit since 2013. He also authors the Morning Report Newsletter and various other newsletters, and helps lead the WDIV Insider team. He's a big sports fan and is constantly sipping Lions Kool-Aid.

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