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  2. 1943 Detroit race riot - Wikipedia

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    The 1943 Detroit race riot took place in Detroit, Michigan, from the evening of June 20 through to the early morning of June 22. It occurred in a period of dramatic population increase and social tensions associated with the military buildup of U.S. participation in World War II, as Detroit's automotive industry was converted to the war effort.

  3. History of Detroit - Wikipedia

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    Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, was settled in 1701 by French colonists. It is the first European settlement above tidewater in North America. [ 1] Founded as a New France fur trading post, it began to expand during the 19th century with U.S. settlement around the Great Lakes.

  4. Economy of metropolitan Detroit - Wikipedia

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    Economy of metropolitan Detroit. The metropolitan area surrounding and including Detroit, Michigan, is a ten-county area with a population of over 5.9 million, a workforce of 2.6 million, and about 347,000 businesses. [1]

  5. 1967 Detroit riot - Wikipedia

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    The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street Riot, and the Detroit Uprising, was the bloodiest of the urban riots in the United States during the "long, hot summer of 1967". [ 3] Composed mainly of confrontations between black residents and the Detroit Police Department, it began in the early morning hours of Sunday July 23, 1967, in ...

  6. Demographic history of Detroit - Wikipedia

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    Early years. Detroit was founded by Europeans in 1701 when the colonial French established a fort here as a center for trading. The European population numbered 100 French soldiers, farmers and merchants. The first women arrived in September. The fort attracted Native Americans of the region, and bands of various tribes settled nearby ...

  7. Detroit - Wikipedia

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    Detroit ( / dɪˈtrɔɪt /, dih-TROYT; locally also / ˈdiːtrɔɪt /, DEE-troyt) [ 8 ] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city on the Canadian border and the county seat of Wayne County. Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, [ 9 ] making it the 26th-most populous city in the United ...

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