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(26050) Riots, Rebellions, Clean-up, Salvage, 1967

Caption by photographer: “As conditions improved in this riot-torn city, workers started cleaning up and salvaging what they could. These workers are collecting copper wire from this burned out area while two members of the 82nd Airborne Division guar ...

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(12274) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, 1932

Thousands line Woodward Avenue as they await the funeral procession for four of the men slain during the Ford Hunger March, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1932-03-12 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  ...

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(31865) Organized Crime, Purple Gang, Police Line-up, 1928

Members of the Purple Gang members hide their faces behind hats as they line up outside of the Detroit Police Department’s 13th Precinct building. Date:  1928 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit ...

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(31977) Ethnic Communities, Romanian, World War Two, Relief Efforts, 1940

Young women perform during the Allied Festival for Polish War Relief. Date:  1940-12-10 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Dance, Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Hom ...

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(31864) Organized Crime, Purple Gang, Mug Shots, 1930s

Police mug shot of suspected members of the Purple Gang. Identified by number: 29766: Sam Axler 28544: Eddie Fletcher 24243: Sam Goldfarb 27946: Phillip Keywell 24031: Abe Zussman 31946: Willie Laks 16151 Harry Fleisher 30083: Jac ...

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(24899) NAACP, Demonstrations, State Capitol, Lansing, 1960

George Edwards addresses the crowd during a mass demonstration on the steps of the State Capitol, Lansing, Michigan. Date:  1960-03-09 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Sonny Edwards (Afr ...

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(12273) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, 1932

Thousands line Woodward Avenue as the funeral procession for four of the men slain during the Ford Hunger March passes by, Detroit, Michigan. Within the crows, people hold banners and sign denouncing the violence and urging men to join the auto worker ...

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(35774) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

Keeping their distance, police attempt to disperse crowds on 12th Street during the first day of civil unrest. Detroit, Michigan. July 23, 1967. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer: ...

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(28645) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Arrests, 1942

Harold Dillard, 14, is arrested by police during the riot at the Sojourner Truth Housing Project as his sister holds onto him in protest. Date:  1942-02-28 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  ...

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(26047) Riots, Rebellions, Red Cross, Blood Shortage, 1967

Donors line up at the Red Cross Blood Center in the suburb of Roseville, Michigan during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-26 Physdesc:  Photograph (American Red Cr ...

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