The Algiers Motel Incident

About this episode

This episode explores the tragic events surrounding the Algiers Motel Incident during the Detroit Uprising in 1967.

Send us Fan Mail In the summer of 1967, Detroit was already burning when a far quieter tragedy unfolded behind the doors of the Algiers Motel. As the city reeled from six days of unrest, three young Black men—Carl Cooper, Auburey Pollard, and Fred Temple—were detained, terrorized, and killed during a police raid that would later become one of the most disturbing chapters of the Detroit Uprising. In this milestone 100th episode of Curator135, we explore what led Detroit to the brink, how the ...

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Olli

Topics covered

• Detroit Uprising
• police raid
• racial violence
• historical events
• civil unrest

Keywords

• Algiers Motel Incident
• Detroit
• 1967
• civil rights
• police violence
• true crime
• history

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Places: Detroit

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