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Alphonso Smith

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jul 24, 1967

Victim Details

Alphonso Smith

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

1967-07-24

35

Alphonso

Smith

07/12/2026

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During the tumultuous summer of 1967, the city of Detroit, Michigan, was engulfed in one of the most significant periods of civil unrest in American history. On July 24, the second day of the uprising, 35-year-old Black male Alphonso Smith was present at the Standard Food Market, located at 9750 Dexter Avenue. The surrounding neighborhood was in a state of chaotic upheaval, with law enforcement and National Guard units patrolling the streets in an attempt to quell widespread looting and arson th ...
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  • Detroit Free Press: 43 fatal victims of the Detroit riot of 1967
  • 1967 Detroit riot - Wikipedia
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