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Originally Posted by Sigaba
In what ways were the circumstances of the Detroit riot of 1967 at all similar to the events unfolding now in Florida?
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In 1967, two years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, hopes for rapid improvement for the American black had fallen to dispair (in Detroit at least). Disrespect and distrust toward "the establishment" and the police were severe. Unemployment was high, and the American dream seemed unobtainable.
The difference between that and today is that the election of Pres. Obama is the event that raised the hopes of the community, giving them further to fall as life in the community continued to slide downhill. The other factors remained the same. Only the "trigger" changed.