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Detroit Free Press pages during the 1967 riots

Headline on the front page, "Mobs Burn and Loot 800 Stores; Troops Move In; Emergency Is On." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the front page, "Mobs Burn and Loot 800 Stores; Troops Move In; Emergency Is On." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "Capturing the Action." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "Capturing the Action." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "Police Move to Clear Beseiged Streets." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "Police Move to Clear Beseiged Streets." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "Detroit...A City Put to the Torch." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "Detroit...A City Put to the Torch." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "Fire: A Fearsome Weapon of the Rioters." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "Fire: A Fearsome Weapon of the Rioters." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "First, the Chaos--Then, the Looting." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "First, the Chaos--Then, the Looting." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "Negro Leaders Plead for a "Safe City"." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "Negro Leaders Plead for a "Safe City"." From the Detroit Free Press, July 24, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "Paratroopers Roll into Riot Areas As Gun  Battles & Looting Spread; 14 Killed; Damage $150 Million." From the Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "Paratroopers Roll into Riot Areas As Gun Battles & Looting Spread; 14 Killed; Damage $150 Million." From the Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "National Guard Is Told: Shoot to Kill If Fired On; 8,000 Troops on Patrol with 5,000 Law Officers." From the Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "National Guard Is Told: Shoot to Kill If Fired On; 8,000 Troops on Patrol with 5,000 Law Officers." From the Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "How the Flames of Arson and Violence Fanned Across Detroit." From the Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "How the Flames of Arson and Violence Fanned Across Detroit." From the Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "The Tension of Years Echoes in Shouts of Glee Amid the Litter and Rubble that Was 12th Street." From the Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "The Tension of Years Echoes in Shouts of Glee Amid the Litter and Rubble that Was 12th Street." From the Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "The Sniper's Sneak Attack Is the Worst Thing." From the Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "The Sniper's Sneak Attack Is the Worst Thing." From the Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "In a Ravaged Neighborhood--a Festive Air. Detroit's New Refugees--The Flames Left Little." From the Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "In a Ravaged Neighborhood--a Festive Air. Detroit's New Refugees--The Flames Left Little." From the Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "New Gun Battles Shatter Riot Truce; Troopers Seal Off Nests of Snipers; Death Toll Grows; Copters Called In." From the Detroit Free Press, July 26, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "New Gun Battles Shatter Riot Truce; Troopers Seal Off Nests of Snipers; Death Toll Grows; Copters Called In." From the Detroit Free Press, July 26, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "Totaling of Losses Begins." From the Detroit Free Press, July 26, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "Totaling of Losses Begins." From the Detroit Free Press, July 26, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "But Boundless Energy Continues. Strain Shows on a Bitter, Beset Cavanagh." From the Detroit Free Press, July 26, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "But Boundless Energy Continues. Strain Shows on a Bitter, Beset Cavanagh." From the Detroit Free Press, July 26, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "...To This; And No Truce Yet." From the Detroit Free Press, July 26, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "...To This; And No Truce Yet." From the Detroit Free Press, July 26, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "The Story of Three Days...From This...." From the Detroit Free Press, July 26, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "The Story of Three Days...From This...." From the Detroit Free Press, July 26, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "New Tactics Flush Out Snipers; Army Chief Feels Battle Is Won" From the Detroit Free Press, July 27, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "New Tactics Flush Out Snipers; Army Chief Feels Battle Is Won" From the Detroit Free Press, July 27, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "Downtown Business Is Near Normal." From the Detroit Free Press, July 27, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "Downtown Business Is Near Normal." From the Detroit Free Press, July 27, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "Gawkers and Snipers Are Drawn to Twelfth St.'s Charred Ruins." From the Detroit Free Press, July 27, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "Gawkers and Snipers Are Drawn to Twelfth St.'s Charred Ruins." From the Detroit Free Press, July 27, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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Headline on the page, "Sniper Kills Curious Guest. Terror and Death in a Besieged Motel." From the Detroit Free Press, July 27, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
Headline on the page, "Sniper Kills Curious Guest. Terror and Death in a Besieged Motel." From the Detroit Free Press, July 27, 1967 and the riots in Detroit.
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