On June 20, 1943 a Detroit race riot erupted at Belle Isle amusement park. This photo of two white youths holding a badly beaten black man was taken on June 21. After a population explosion in Detroit led to a severe housing crisis, a riot erupted when blacks and white started fighting at a Belle Isle amusement park. In total, nine whites and 25 blacks lost their lives during the two days of rioting. Photo credit: Associated Press — in Detroit, Michigan.