My Blather On... Riots/Economics In America, April 30th
The "Detroit-ing" of America Believe it or not, there is a basis for using the terms " Detroit -ing" and " Detroit -ization." You only need to look at the City of Detroit of years ago and compare it to the same city of recent times. Not only the City of Detroit , but several cities across the country have had " Baltimore -esque," highly destructive riots. Here are some of the country's worst riots: Watts Riots, Los Angeles, August 11-15, 1965: Tensions between the police and the citizenry. The Newark (N.J.) Riots, July 12-17, 1967: Tensions between, and brutality of the black population by police officers. The King Assassination Riots, April, 1968: The Dr King assassination was the final straw in the nationwide civil rights movement. Riots incurred in such cities as Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. The Chicago Riots, Democratic National Convention, August 28, 1968: General political unrest/disappointments. Dissat...