Tolkan’s Birth & Detroit’s 1943 Riot | June 20
- Author
- WKAR Public Media ([email protected])
- Published
- Fri 20 Jun 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.wkar.org/season-1/2025-06-20/tolkans-birth-detroits-1943-riot-june-20
On this day, actor James Tolkan was born in Calumet, and Detroit faced deadly 1943 housing riots amid war-driven growth and desegregation efforts.
