Henry Denson

Death by Force

Henry Denson, a 27-year-old African American man, tragically lost his life on July 25, 1967, during the Detroit riot, one of the deadliest civil disturbances in American history. Denson was in a car on Mack Avenue when he was struck by a bullet fired by a National Guardsman. Authorities reported that the car he was in attempted to hit police and Guardsmen at a checkpoint near East Grand Boulevard. However, this account has been contested by witnesses and friends of Denson, who claimed that the N ...Read More

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