Photo: Detroit Historical Museum
As we approach next month's 50th anniversary of the Detroit riot, we'll hear more about this marker that forever changed the landscape of Detroit and the region.
The most comprehensive and thoughtful exhibit is at the Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave. in Midtown titled Detroit 67: Perspectives.
Metro Times' Michael Jackman deems it a must-see, writing:
The exhibit acknowledges right in the title that there is more than one perspective. In spirit, it invites people of all perspectives to come together, to see, hear, and feel how other may have experienced it.
It seems driven by the hope that, 50 years later, Detroiters of all stripes can discuss those different standpoints, see if they are borne out by the facts, and maybe even learn something new.
Upon entering the exhibit, attendees will find themselves confronted with many names 1967 goes by: Civil strife, crisis, disorder, disturbance, eruption, insurrection, melee, rampage, rebellion, revolution, riot, and uprising. The exhibit acknowledges them all without raising one above the others.
At the very least, it shows how, from the media to the man on the street, the words we use color our perceptions.
Detroit 67: Perspectives opens to the public Saturday and is expected to run three years.
