1968 Detroit riot
The 1968 Detroit riot was a civil disturbance that occurred between April 4–5, 1968, in Detroit, Michigan following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Less than a year after the violent unrest of 1967, areas of 12th Street again erupted in chaos following King's assassination. Michigan Governor George W. Romney ordered the National Guard into Detroit. One person was killed, and gangs tossed objects at cars and smashed storefront windows with three dozen fires being set.