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Tolkan’s Birth & Detroit’s 1943 Riot | June 20

Podcast: Michigan Minute
Published: Jun 20, 2026
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On this day, actor James Tolkan was born in Calumet, and Detroit faced deadly 1943 housing riots amid war-driven growth and desegregation efforts.