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

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Podcast: [Michigan Minute](https://stenobird.com/podcast/michigan-minute-6463805)
Published: 2026-06-20T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wkar.org/podcast/michigan-minute/2026-06-20/tolkans-birth-detroits-1943-riot-june-20
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Duration seconds: 60

## Resource

On this day, actor James Tolkan was born in Calumet, and Detroit faced deadly 1943 housing riots amid war-driven growth and desegregation efforts.

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