Detroit race riots 1943. It occurred in a period of dramatic population increase and social tensions associated with the military buildup of world war ii as detroits automotive industry was converted to the war effort. Race riot of 1943. The detroit race riot of 1943 took place in detroit michigan of the united states from the evening of june 20 through the early morning of june 22.
Nazi propaganda radio was having a field day explaining how the freedom loving americans who espoused that democracy was the answer were now beating each other to death on the streets of detroit. It occurred in a period of d. Several contributing factors revolved around police brutality and the sudden influx of black migrants from the south into the city lured by the promise of jobs in defense plants.
The race riot was ultimately suppressed by the use of 6000 federal troops. Like the successive rebellion that would erupt 24 years later the detroit race riot of 1943 was deeply rooted in racism poor living conditions and unequal access to goods and services. The 1943 detroit race riot took place in detroit michigan of the united states from the evening of june 20 through the early morning of june 22.
The detroit riot of 1943 along with numerous other riots that occurred that same year was known world wide. The apparent industrial prosperity that made detroit the arsenal of democracy masked a deeper social unrest that erupted during the summer of 1943.