Tonia Blanding

Death by Force

Tonia Blanding, a 4-year-old African American girl, tragically lost her life on July 25, 1967, during the Detroit Uprising, one of the deadliest civil disturbances in American history. The incident occurred at the corner of 12th Street and Euclid, where Tonia lived. On that fateful night, Sergeant Mortimer J. LaBlanc of the Michigan National Guard fired a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on his tank into an upper-floor apartment, mistakenly believing there was sniper fire coming from the building ...Read More

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