Wasn’t the elder Romney being advised by Alinsky at the time?
I don’t know about any Romney - Alinsky connection at the time. I can say that G.Romney did his part in destroying the once Beautiful City of Detroit, -for all time.
I do know that G. Romney seemed to enjoy promoting the Riot.
43 dead, losses were in the Millions. Firemen were fired upon (without any protection) by the 12 Street gangs of minorities. Still Romney quenched all advice, -even from (then) Democratic Mayor J. Cavanagh, to promptly deploy the Michigan National Guard. The Riots started 1967 July 23rd.
Detroit never did, and never will, - recover from the devastation. I was the last of our family to finally leave in ‘79. Liberalism truly is a mental disease.