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City on Fire: The '68 Tigers

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Thom Armstead

Director of Project Hope, formed as a result of '67 Riots to help race relations.
(interviewed 1/31/2002)

Herb Boyd

Writer of "Brother Man"; teaches African American Studies.
(interviewed 1/28/2002)

Gates Brown

Player Detroit Tigers

George Cantor

Detroit News journalist, covered the Tiger's beat in 1960s for; wrote "Tigers of '68".
(interviewed 12/20/2001)

John Conyers

U.S. Congressman

Gene Cunningham

16 years old at the time of the riots.
(interviewed 2/01/2002)

Marsha Cusic

Her father, Joe Von Battle, owned record store, recorded CL Franklin's sermons.
(interviewed 2/01/2002)

Bill Freehan

Player Detroit Tigers

Jim Grossman

Fan / Grossman Marketing

Ernie Harwell

Radio voice of Tigers Baseball for 30+ years.
(interviewed 12/18/2001)

Chuck Helppie

Willie Horton

Member of '68 Tigers, Left Field and hometown hero. One of 3 black Tigers.
(interviewed 12/21/2001)

Joe Hudson

Hudson/Weber Foundation; Community Foundation of South-East Michigan

Geoffrey Jacques

Poet
(interviewed 1/23/2002)

Dwight Jones

Fan/ fantasy camp

Eleanor Josaitis

Founder of Project Hope, formed as a result of '67 Riots to help race relations.
(interviewed 12/20/2001)

Al Kaline

Player Detroit Tigers

Mike Kalush

First cameraman to shoot riot footage in '67, local ABC affiliate.
(interviewed 12/19/2001)

Damon Keith

Judge – Willie Horton's guardian.
(interviewed 1/31/2002)

Joe Lapointe

Lived in the riot area. Worked as a newspaper carrier and usher at the stadium. Wrote article about the riots for the Detroit Monthly: Six Days in July.

Jerry Lewis

'68 Tigers Fantasy Camp

Mickey Lolich

Member of '68 Tigers, Pitcher World Series MVP w/3-0 record in series.
(interviewed 12/19/2001)

Tim McCarver

Catcher for the Cardinal

Ike McKinnon

Police officer during '67 Riots, became Police Chief in Detroit during '90s.
(interviewed 12/21/2001)

Jim Northrup

Member of '68 Tigers, Right Field
(interviewed 12/19/2001)

Ted Nugent

60/70s rocker, Detroit native, NRA guy.
(interviewed 1/31/2002)

Martha Reeves

Motown singer
(interviewed 2/01/2002)

General Michael Rice

National Guardsman 1967

William Serrin

NYU Professor, Journalism- worked for the New York Times and Free Press during the riots.
(interviewed 1/16/2002)

Neal Shine

City Editor of Free Press in '67.
(interviewed 12/20/2001)

John Sinclair

Political activist/ music producer

Thomas Sugrue

Professor at University of Penn/ Wrote the Urban Crisis

Earl Wilson

Member of '68 Tigers, Pitcher one of 3 black Tigers.
(interviewed 12/20/2001)

 
   
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