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“You also had in Detroit that summer, an early variation of Ferguson. A black prostitute was shot in the back by police. And all of the efforts that a very progressive police chief and mayor of that period had put into trying to restore race relations started to fall apart again, and you could see that unraveling for several years until the riots or rebellion of 1967.”

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David Maraniss is an American journalist renowned for his in-depth investigative reporting and biographical writing. Born in 1949, he graduated from Harvard University and has worked for prominent media outlets such as The Washington Post and Sports Illustrated. Maraniss's work is known for its thorough research and vivid narrative style, and his biographies have won numerous awards. more

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