Photos: Documenting 1967's 'Fiery Unrest' in Minneapolis
In the summer of 1967, Plymouth Avenue went up in flames.
Three girls walk through the rubble of Grace Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church, 1709 Plymouth Ave. Its pastor, the Rev. Orpheus Williams, told the University of Minnesota’s Ivory Tower magazine that his church burned after Silver’s Food Market was firebombed next door. A year later, he was still looking for a new church and his congregation had dwindled.
William Seaman | Minneapolis Star and Tribune Negatives | Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
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