John Haynes

Title

John Haynes

Description

John Haynes remembers the summer of 1967 with three main occurrences: “Ma Ma's death, the Detroit riots, and the Chicken Pox.”

Publisher

Detroit Historical Society

Date

10/08/2015

Rights

Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI

Format

Text

Language

en-US

Type

Written story

Coverage

Traveling to Detroit

Text

Mom and I were flying home from traveling for my Ma Ma's death/funeral. Upon [our] approach to Detroit, I was just beginning to feel the Chicken Pox of which I was infected [with] -ya know, itching and barfing. Our plane was not allowed to land because of the riots. We circled, for what in an 8 year old’s mind [thought] was hours: one, before landing, and two, while I was infecting everyone in the cabin. [it is] Grim. So, kind of a weird memory but I remember 1967 with the confluence of Ma Ma's death, the Detroit riots, and Chicken Pox. I can nail all three of those to the same day... Analytically, wondering how many Detroit people around July 1967 got Chicken Pox.

Original Format

Email via D67 website

Submitter's Name

John Haynes

Submission Date

10/08/15

Search Terms

Traveling, Airplanes, Chicken Pox

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Citation

“John Haynes,” Detroit Historical Society Oral History Archive, accessed November 5, 2024, https://detroit1967.detroithistorical.org/items/show/93.

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