WXYZ, Detroit’s ABC affiliate owned by Scripps, will air a documentary about the 1967 Detroit riot this Sunday night at 7. 12th and Clairmount was produced by The Detroit Free Press in collaboration with WXYZ and Bridge Magazine, and highlights the racial and economic tensions that led to the most violent uprising in Detroit’s history. […]
WXYZ, Detroit’s ABC affiliate owned by Scripps, will air a documentary about the 1967 Detroit riot this Sunday night at 7.
12th and Clairmount was produced by The Detroit Free Press in collaboration with WXYZ and Bridge Magazine, and highlights the racial and economic tensions that led to the most violent uprising in Detroit’s history.
The documentary, which will air commercial-free, features WXYZ archival film along with home movies from Detroiters who witnessed the five-day rebellion and shared their stories.
“It’s so important that we reflect on the past and learn from those experiences if we’re going to move our community forward,” said Mike Murri, WXYZ’s general manager.
“Improving our community is core to our mission at WXYZ and the mission of our Detroit 2020 project … to unify our region and inspire people to act.”
All this week on WXYZ’s 5 p.m. newscasts, the station has presented daily special reports focusing on the uprising, which are also available online at wxyz.com/Detroit1967.
Comments (0)
Reader Interactions