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Mike Mcbride was 11-years old in 1967. He watched the Detroit riot unfold from the many windows of his family's attic aptartment for three days. His most vivid memory is that of a man who was shot and killed by local police officers for stealing a bottle of vodka from a liquor store. The essay was originally written for the Detroit Sunday Journal in 1997. What's hear is a sound-rich, audio rendering of the story, read by Mcbride.
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Piece Description
Mike Mcbride was 11-years old in 1967. He watched the Detroit riot unfold from the many windows of his family's attic aptartment for three days. His most vivid memory is that of a man who was shot and killed by local police officers for stealing a bottle of vodka from a liquor store. The essay was originally written for the Detroit Sunday Journal in 1997. What's hear is a sound-rich, audio rendering of the story, read by Mcbride.
Broadcast History
First aired as part of Detroit Public Radio's 40th anniversary coverage of the 1967 Detroit Riot
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Review of Watching a Riot Through a Window
Wonderful, insightful, and moving...