The 1975 Detroit Riot | 50 Years Later

Detroit’s Livernois-Fenkell Riot in 1975 stemmed from an incident where a white bar owner shot an 18-year-old black child after he thought he was breaking into cars. The victim, Obie Anthony Wynn, died from the gunshot, leaving behind a girlfriend and a daughter. The riot that ensued was mostly contained thanks to Mayor Coleman A. Young, but there was one other fatality. This led to the prosecution of the ‘Livernois 5,’ which included a member of Young Boys Incorporated. Despite making national headlines at the time, this riot has mostly been forgotten by those outside of Detroit. Read a detailed history of the Livernois-Fenkell Riot and Bob Bolton’s Bar at 14907 Livernois Avenue: https://www.eherg.com/locations/14907...

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00:00 - Riots in Detroit
00:34 - Detroit in 1975
01:20 - Bob Bolton’s Bar & Andrew Chinarian
01:39 - The Murder of Obie Anthony Wynn
02:21 - Civil Unrest
02:59 - The Murder of Marian Pyszko
03:25 - Day 2 of the Riot & Aftermath
04:22 - The Chinarian Trial
5:05 - The Livernois Five
05:58 - Ann Arbor Sun Op-Ed
06:20 - After The Riot
07:13 - 50 Years Later
07:35 - Outro

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