Detroit, MI, US
June 20, 1943
Gordon Coster/LIFE Magazine
Bloodied African American man who was one of many blacks rounded up following wartime race riots between blacks and whites which swept the city and required the use of Army troops and martial law to quell.
Just one of the two notorious race riots that hit Detroit – though the 1967 riots are more well known and were more destructive, lasting a total of five days.
1943 Detroit Race Riots
1967 Detroit Race Riots