On the recordJune 20, 1943
I do hereby command all persons engaged in said unlawful and insurrectionary proceedings to disperse and retire peacefully to their respective abodes immediately.
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presidency.ucsb.eduFDR: “I do hereby command all persons engaged in said unlawful and insurrectionary proceedings to disperse and retire…”
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Proclamation 2588—Directing Detroit Race Rioters to Disperse
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