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(28639) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Injuries, 1942

Detroit Police assist an employee from Busy Bee Moving who's hand was injured while attempting to move African American families into the Sojourner Truth Housing Project. Date:  1942-02-28 Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2012 - 04:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(79756) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Schools, 1952

Mrs. May Lim teaches the children at the Chinese School of Detroit. Date:  1952-10-20 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Communities, Education, Em ...

Image - eclemens - 01/25/2013 - 14:50 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26099) Riots, Rebellions, U.S. Army, Living Conditions, State Fairgrounds, 1967

Members of the U.S. Army Airborne Division catch up on sleep while encamped at the State Fairgrounds during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-28 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(26029) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, Snipers, 12th Street, 1967

National Guardsmen keep an eye out for snipers as members of the Detroit Fire Department battle blazes on 12th Street during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-28 Physdesc:  ...

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(28773) Work stoppages over advancement of African Americans

This chart appears on page 8 of a pamphlet entitled What Caused the Detroit Riot? An Analysis produced by the NAACP and written by Walter White and Thurgood Marshall in July 1943. The chart from the Bureau of Labor Statistics details work stoppages ...

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(26005) Riots, Rebellions, Looting, East Side, 1967

Eugene Sarasky and his 14-year old son, Michael, clear out the remains of their family-owned business on Detroit's East Side. The liquor store, located at 3412 Brush Street, was looted during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collectio ...

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(26864) Press Conference, Girardin, Cavanagh, 1967

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh and Detroit Police Commissioner Ray Girardin share a laugh during a press conference. Date:  1967-10-04 Physdesc:  Photograph (Cavanagh, Jerome P., Detroit (Mich.), Detroit (Mich.) Police ...

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(38883) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Demonstrations, 1938

Members of Detroit's Chinese community march down a street, possibly Third Ave., during a demonstration against the Japanese occupation of China. Date:  1938-06-13 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer: ...

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(25999) Riots, Rebellions, Ammunition, West Side, 1967

A view of 8045 John Lodge, an apartment building where a cache of ammunition was found by members of the Detroit Police Department during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-27 Ph ...

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(DN_50802_1) Ethnic Communities, Polish, Ceremonies, Pilsudski, 1935

Crowds line Russell and Canfield Streets as they wait for the memorial mass for Polish General Joseph Pilsudski at Sweetest Heart of Mary Catholic Church to begin, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1935-05-18 Physdesc:  Phot ...

Image - eclemens - 03/02/2011 - 08:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments