Photograph of a young girl named Cheryl touching a stuffed toy tiger in Hudson's department store.

Photograph of a young girl named Cheryl holding a stuffed toy tiger in J. L. Hudson's toy department in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of a young girl named Cheryl looking at a display of toys in Hudson's department store.

Photograph of a young girl named Cheryl looking at a display of toys in Hudson's department store.

Photograph of a young Junebug Clark touching a robot toy in Hudson's department store.

Photograph of a crowd of people watching a building fire being extinguished from the sidewalk underneath a "Cunnighham's Liquor" sign. Water from a fire hose can be seen extinguishing the burning building. An armed police officer can be seen standing next to the fire hose. This photograph was taken by Joe Clark during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of a young girl named Cheryl looking at a display of toys in Hudson's department store.

Photograph of two women holding hands and crossing the street while firefighters battle a building fire in the background. A large crowd watches the firefighters from the sidewalks on both sides of the street. This photograph was taken during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of police vehicles stopped in the street. Armed police officers can be seen inside the vehicles. Other vehicles can be seen in the background as well as buildings along the street.

Photograph of people gathered on the sidewalk in front of a building. Some appear to be passing by, while others are interacting with one another. The majority of the people are wearing formal attire.

Photograph of two boys on a red bicycle watching firefighters extinguish a fire. The edge of the fire truck can be seen on the right side of the photograph. The traffic light above them turned red. This photograph was taken by Joe Clark during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of a building fire at night, taken from the opposite side of the street. This photograph was taken during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of an armed National Guardsman walking past Demery's Department Store. A neon sign for Demery's is present in the background. This photograph was taken during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of a large building fire at night. An automobile is parked in the street, the driver standing next to it watching a building fire. Another man can be seen in the background watching the fire. This photograph was taken during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of the exterior of Demery's Department Store, taken from across the street. Automobiles can be seen driving past the store and waiting at the traffic light. People walk past the store on the sidewalk. Two National Guardsmen can be seen sitting in one of the store's windows.

Photograph of a police vehicle and a fire engine driving down a street. The street and sidewalks are littered with debris from neighboring buildings. Police officers and firefighters are gathered around the fire engine. Store signs are present above the sidewalk. This photograph was taken during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of the remnants of a building heavily damaged by a fire. The majority of the building has been severely burned. This photograph was taken by Joe Clark during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of two people on a motorcycle in the street, looking at the camera. A pile of rubble from a fire can be seen in the background. This photograph was taken during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of two Detroit firefighters pointing a fire hose at a damaged building. The building appears to have collapsed and a pile of rubble resulted. Smoke fills the interior of the damaged building as the fire is extinguished. The exterior of another building that is still standing can be seen in the background. This photograph was taken during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of a man standing in front of a burning building and behind an automobile. This photograph was taken during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of a young girl named Cheryl holding a stuffed toy tiger in J. L. Hudson's toy department in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of a young girl named Cheryl looking at a display of toys in Hudson's department store.

Photograph of two boys on a red bicycle watching firefighters extinguish a fire. The edge of the fire engine can be seen on the right side of the photograph. The traffic light above them turned red. This photograph was taken by Joe Clark during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.

Photograph of two women running across a street, while a fire engine extinguishes a fire. People are gathered on the sidewalk watching the fire being extinguished. Smoke from the fire fills the street. This photograph was taken during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.