657 reactions · 579 shares | At this exact moment 50 years ago,...

1.6K views · 38 reactions | Tonight on C-SPAN 3, history programs on "Riots, Rebellion & Reform." Starting at 8pm ET - a look at the 1967 Detroit riots. WXYZ-TV, an ABC affiliate in the city, was there to record the events as they unfolded. Watch more online: https://www.c-span.org/video/?431552-1/1967-detroit-riots-wxyz-tv-documentary | American History TV | Facebook

The roots of Detroit's 1967 uprising run deep. They go back almost to the city's founding. This video explains the causes...and the consequences...of that hot summer fifty years ago. | Michigan Public

2.8K views · 111 reactions | Written in response to a Detroit riot, the upbeat African-American anthem "Soul Man" (1967) from Sam & Dave joins our National Recording Registry today https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-018/?loclr=fbloc | The Library of Congress | Facebook