Detroit 1967

The Detroit Riots took place in.....

• 1968

• 1967

• 1950

• 1992

The governor of Michigan, George Romney reacted by

• doing nothing

• activiting the Michigan National Guard

• negotiating with the rioters

• resigning

Some of main causes of the Detroit Riots were.... *

• housing and economic discrimination based on race

• opposition to the Vietnam War

• opposition to the bombing of Cambodia and Laos

• a reaction to the recent assassinations of prominent civil rights leaders

Who is Ike McKinnon?

• Detroit Police Chief in the 1960s

• A young Detroit Police Officer in 1967 who later became Detroit chief of police

• Commander of the Michigan National Guard in 1967

• Author and editor of the Kerner Report

The federal government reacted by....

• sending the Air Force to attack protesters

• passing immediate legislation for fair housing

• doing nothing

• commisioning a research study on the causes of the riot

Should these events be called "Riots" or "Rebellion"?

• Riots

• Rebellion

• Other

Explain your answer to the previous question.

What is the difference between calling an event a "riot" or an "uprising"?