1968 Detroit riot

The 1968 Detroit riot was a civil disturbance that occurred between April 4–5, 1968, in Detroit, Michigan following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Less than a year after the violent unrest of 1967, areas of 12th Street (present-day Rosa Parks Boulevard) again erupted in chaos (simultaneously with over 100 other US cities) following King's assassination. Michigan Governor George W. Romney ordered the National Guard into Detroit. One person was killed,^[1] and gangs tossed objects at cars and smashed storefront windows with three dozen fires being set.^[2][3]

1968 Detroit riot
Part of the King assassination riots
Date	April 4–5, 1968
Location	Detroit, Michigan
Caused by	Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Casualties
Death(s)	1

See also

• List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States

Other riots in Detroit

• Detroit race riot of 1863
• Detroit race riot of 1943
• 1967 Detroit riot (also erupted on 12th Street)
• Livernois–Fenkell riot