I remember 1967 very well too. We had a machine gun nest in front of our house and a tank on the corner.
President Johnson ordered the Army into Detroit to stop a riot that burned 25 square miles of Detroit to the ground.
I think things are better now...
1967: I was a college student but had a summer job in a car plant, made the same wage as the UAW guys on the line, $2.73/hour - that was GOOD money.
Bought a new 67 Chevy II with a 327 & 4 speed for $2300, gas was around 30 cents a gallon, sometimes 27 with a "gas war", LOL
McDonalds was 15 cents for the burger, can't remember how much @ White Castle.
great memories, but we are WAY better off now
and yes the Motown riots were horrible, the city has never really recovered from that