Kurt Metzger, research director for Wayne State's Center for Urban Studies, discussed the long-term effects of the 1967 riots in Detroit. "People are still using the excuses that came from the riot for staying out of Detroit and rejecting any responsibility for the problems left behind in Detroit," Metzger said. "A lot of people in the suburbs don't even want to know about the other side of the story of the riot - the history of housing discrimination, the abuse by a segregated police force, the pressures that built up." A photo of Metzger accompanies the story.