1967
Police violenceBook sources
Algiers Motel killings
Detroit; Black teenagers
Three Black teenagers were killed during the Detroit uprising. Zinn highlights the subsequent failure of trials to secure accountability as evidence of unequal protection.
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Context / qualification
Different charges and trials had different defendants; the short audio summary is not a complete litigation record.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H01 at 00:11:25 (approximate; supplied recording)