A Fiery Unrest: Why Plymouth Avenue Burned
North Minneapolis is no stranger to social uprisings, a result of centuries of disinvestment, unjust systems of oppression, and a community of activists fighting for social change. History provides us with helpful context to understand the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. A Fiery Unrest: Why Plymouth Avenue Burned in July 1967, a documentary produced in 2019 by Nancy Rosenbaum, explores the causes and consequences of violence and destruction that erupted in North Minneapolis in the summer of 1967.
Firefighters Fight Blaze at Grace Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church, 1709 Plymouth Avenue.
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