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(24873) NAACP, Fight for Freedom Dinner, Cavanagh, Davis, 1968

Detroit Mayor Jerome (Jerry) Cavanagh presents Sammy Davis Jr. with a small gift and a plaque that decrees April 28, 1968 as being “Sammy Davis Jr. Day" in Detroit as the amused recipient laughs in approval. The ceremony took place during the 1968 NA ...

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(28651) Riots, Sojourner Truth, Housing, Arrests, 1942

Four African American men are searched by Detroit Police for weapons during the Sojourner Truth Housing Project Riot. Date:  1942-02-28 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

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(DN_79573) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Customs, Gaelic League, 1973

Irish weavers demonstrate how to spin wool at the Gaelic League, Detroit, Michigan. Formed on December 9, 1920 with the intention to assist Irish immigrants find jobs and housing and provide a venue to socialize, the Gaelic League later turned its ...

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(27970) Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD), Police, Confrontation, 1970

Police officers and local media crowd the scene as members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD) are led to a police wagon after a 9-hour stand-off. At center, left is newspaper columnist Nadine Brown, who served as an intermediary between ...

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(26904) Cavanagh, Last Day in Office, 1970

Jerome Cavanagh gives a press conference on his last day as Detroit's mayor. Date:  1970-01-05 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Cavanagh, Jerome P., Detroit (Mich.), Detroit--po ...

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(79811) Ethnic Communities, Arab, Dearborn, 1977

Khayoon Hannawa and Bashar Samouna pose for Detroit News Photographers in front of local Arab American owned businesses. Date:  1977 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ( ...

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(28314) Ethnic Communities, Russian, Dancers, 1939

Russian dancers pose, in costume, for a Detroit News photographer. Noted on verso is the phrase "Rho Alpha Chi." Standing: Jean Kondratsky, Nick Kurtz, Vera Tarashoff, Victor Tarashoff, George Werem Seated: Harry Kuzmich, Luba Pukolenko, Zena Om ...

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(WSAV002727_011) Poletown, Residents, Relocation, 1981

A family on Kanter Street loads a rented truck as they prepare to leave their home during the Poletown clearances. Date:  1981-02 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (Archite ...

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(25370) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1963

Governor George Romney leads the demonstration against housing discrimination through the “Village” in Grosse Pointe. Second from right is NAACP Detroit president Edward Turner. Date:  1963-06-29 Physdesc:  Photo ...

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(28320) Ethnic Communities, Hungarian, Businesses, Delray, 1977

An interior view of an unidentified Hungarian Bakery in the Delray neighborhood of Detroit. Photo was taken as part of a series on Delray for the Detroit News. Alex Kocsisko stands at the counter. Date:  1977-05-25 Physdes ...

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