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United Press International Twelfth Street, Detroit.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09735.39 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Detroit, Michigan Type: Photograph Date: 31 July 1967 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 27.9 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

One press photo of Twelfth Street in Detroit, Michigan. Displayed are two images taken days apart to show the visual difference after the riots took place. On reverse side are stamps, "Racial Segregation/Detroit, Mich." and "Received Examiner Reference Library, July 31, 1967."

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