The singer, Gordon Lightfoot, had a song banned in Detroit, Michigan. What was the song and why was it banned?

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• Radio stations in 30 states banned Black Day In July. The song was released in April 1968, shortly after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Lightfoot believed radio stations banned the song because they didn't want to further stir up existing racial tensions stemming from the assassination. The song appeared on Lightfoot's 1968 album Did She Mention My Name. Broadcast Date: April 13, 1968 Black day in July Motor city madness has touched the countryside So begins Lightfoot's Black Day In July, a song Lightfoot wrote about the 1967 race riots in Detroit. But after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. a week earlier – on April 4, 1968 – many top-40 radio stations in the U.S. refuse to play the song. They fear the lyrics will ignite violence. Lightfoot tells CBC Radio, he's not surprised by the decision. http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/04/13/ Mar 06 10, 6:42 AM