Tag Archives: 1967 riot in Grand Rapids

New artwork looks at the 1967 Riot in Grand Rapids

Posted on January 21, 2019 by

We have made nearly a dozen posts about the 1967 riot in Grand Rapids in the past several years. Some of these posts have focused on media coverage of the riot, some on internal documents and some of the posts … Continue reading →

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The Black Community made demands of the Grand Rapids Police Department in 1970

Posted on April 29, 2018 by

There is ample evidence that African Americans in Grand Rapids have always been the target of intimidation, harassment and violence from law enforcement. This history plagues the black community today, with recent incidents of police traumatizing black youth who were … Continue reading →

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50 years after the 1967 Riot in Grand Rapids: What we know and what can we learn?

Posted on July 17, 2017 by

On July 25th, 1967, Grand Rapids police officers arrested several Black youth, when they pulled them over believing they were in a stolen vehicle. One source says that the officers may have used excessive force in dealing with the Black youth, according … Continue reading →

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WOOD TV 8 footage of the 1967 Riot in Grand Rapids

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

(Thanks to the Grand Rapids Public Library for directing me to this archival material.) Last week, we posted a 1987 story from the Grand Rapids Press  about the 1967 riot in Grand Rapids, where two men who were part of … Continue reading →

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A Retrospective on the 1967 Riot in Grand Rapids, Twenty Years Afterwards: From the Grand Rapids Press

Posted on July 3, 2017 by

(This is the first of a series of postings that deal with the 1967 riot in Grand Rapids, which took place 50 years ago between July 25 and July 27.) “It is not enough for me to stand before you … Continue reading →

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Cops, Property and the White Gaze: Photos from the 1967 Riot in Grand Rapids

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

Last week we posted a transcript, along with images, from a few archived stories from WOOD TV8 that we found at the Grand Rapids Public Library from the 1967 riot in Grand Rapids.  In today’s post, we wanted to share … Continue reading →

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Centering White Voices: How WOOD TV 8 framed the 1967 riot in Grand Rapids

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

Next summer will mark the 50th anniversary of what is often called the 1967 “race riots” in Grand Rapids. Previously, we have looked at the Grand Rapids Press coverage of this black uprising, which was responding to police brutality and … Continue reading →

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