I was in Detroit in May. I have family there. I am from Michigan. My father in law had a business in Detroit during the riots. All of the businesses around him were burned and looted except his. Someone had written "Soul Brother" on his store and it was thought it was owned by an African American. My parents and grandparents and many family members are buried in Detroit. I know of some that have had family member exhumed to move remains out of the city. It is just too dangerous to visit gravesites in the city. Detroit is in very bad shape. I did not feel safe at the cemetery.
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