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The violence was sparked by a police raid on an unlicensed bar, known as a blind pig, and quickly escalated as the then Mayor Jerome Cavanagh called for help from then-Gov. George Romney, and President Lyndon Johnson ultimately deployed the Army's 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions.
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Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
25 July 2024
The name stemmed from a tradition in which customers paid to see a curiosity, such as a striped or blind pig, and received a complimentary drink on the side.
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Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Jan. 2023
The Five-Day Rebellion in 1967 began in the early morning hours of July 23 when police raided a blind pig at 12th Street and Clairmount Avenue on Detroit’s near west side.
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Joe Guillen,
Freep.com,
14 June 2020
But unlike many would-be blind pigs, there is evidence that illicit drinking did take place in the basement that now houses Silver Spring’s best bar.
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Washington Post,
2 Mar. 2020
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Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
25 July 2024
The name stemmed from a tradition in which customers paid to see a curiosity, such as a striped or blind pig, and received a complimentary drink on the side.
—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Jan. 2023
The Five-Day Rebellion in 1967 began in the early morning hours of July 23 when police raided a blind pig at 12th Street and Clairmount Avenue on Detroit’s near west side.
—
Joe Guillen,
Freep.com,
14 June 2020
But unlike many would-be blind pigs, there is evidence that illicit drinking did take place in the basement that now houses Silver Spring’s best bar.
—
Washington Post,
2 Mar. 2020
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“Blind pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blind%20pig. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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