Detroit Fights Devil's Night

The Battle is Engaged Beginning in the 1990s, the city made a serious effort to combat the trend. Mayor Dennis Archer renamed October 30
Paul Warner / AP

The Battle is Engaged
Beginning in the 1990's, the city made a serious effort to combat the trend. Mayor Dennis Archer renamed October 30 as "Angel's Night" and branches of the Detroit's law enforcement agencies were mustered to patrol the neighborhoods.

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