The Movie Detroit and Purple Heart Day

Our Own Voices Live

Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith. Our Topic(s) today: “The Movie Detroit and Purple Heart Day” If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call [phone]. Press 1 to speak. Purple Heart Day The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. The Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given to U.S. military members. National Purple Heart Day is Aug 7th. “All Gave Some, Some Gave All” For more info, click here: http://www.purpleheart.org/ Detroit the Movie The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street riot or the 1967 Detroit rebellion, was a violent public disorder that turned into a civil disturbance in Detroit, Michigan. Police confrontations with patrons and observers on the street evolved into one of the deadliest and most destructive riots in the history of the United States, lasting five days. View a movie clip by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZvjOjWBySM