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(25412) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March on Washington," 1963

... Freedom.” This banner was also used two months prior in Detroit’s “March to Freedom” civil rights march. Date:  ...

Image - eclemens - 04/25/2013 - 14:23 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27852) Prohibtion, Windsor, Canada, 1929

Thirsty men, presumably American, line up outside of a shop in Windsor, Ontario where alcohol is legally sold. Federal Prohibition was repealed in the province of Ontario in 1927, leaving a door open for Detroiters willing to travel across the Detroit R ...

Image - eclemens - 01/17/2012 - 09:14 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27982) Republic of New Afrika (RNA), Milton Henry (Gaidi Abiodun Obadele), 1967

Milton R. Henry (Gaidi Abiodun Obadale) at a forum with (from left) the Rev. Hubert G. Locke, former administrative assistant to the Detroit Commissioner of Police, and Newsweek reporter John Dotson. Date:  1967-10-19 Phys ...

Image - eclemens - 02/11/2013 - 17:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27984) Republic of New Afrika (RNA), Imari Abubakari Obadele (Richard B. Henry), 1969

Imari Abubakari Obadele (Richard B. Henry), co-founder of the Republic of New Afrika (RNA), speaks with reporters from Detroit news stations. Date:  1969-09-11 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:&nbs ...

Image - eclemens - 02/06/2013 - 12:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25226) UAW Organizing, Violence, Battle of the Overpass, Dearborn, 1937

UAW Organizers, members of the UAW Local 174 Women's Auxiliary and their supporters are violently pushed back into the Detroit Street Railway (DSR) waiting area by Ford Service Department employees during the Ford Rouge Plant during the Battle of the Ov ...

Image - eclemens - 05/23/2011 - 10:28 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11484) Leafleting, Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan

George Addes, UAW secretary-treasurer, and Richard Leonard, leader of the Ford organizing drive for the UAW, defy local ordinances and pass out handbills at Gate No. 4 of the Ford Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan. Date:  1940-05-xx ...

Image - eclemens - 10/22/2010 - 10:34 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11440) Lunch, Dodge Main, Chrysler Strike, Hamtramck, Michigan, 1937

Workers at the Dodge Main Plant line up for lunch during their 1937 Sit-Down Strike against Chrysler, Hamtramck, Michigan. Date:  March 9, 1937 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Sta ...

Image - eclemens - 10/02/2009 - 08:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(4018) AFSCME Council 25 members at summer event

AFSCME Michigan Council 25 members enjoy a day at Belle Isle, Detroit. Date:  ca 1970s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  unknown (AFSCME, AFSCME, Conventions, Conferences and Events (AFSC ...

Image - scaloia - 05/23/2018 - 15:47 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_77643_2) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, 1932

A bird's-eye view of crowd of people, some carrying signs, as they march in the funeral procession and demonstration for four of the victims of the Ford Hunger March. Date:  1932-03-12 Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

Image - eclemens - 06/12/2023 - 07:33 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(8748) UAW Organizing, Violence, Battle of the Overpass, Dearborn, 1937

Ford Service Department employees assault a UAW organizer as photographers and reporters record the incident during the Battle of the Overpass. In the background, mounted policemen watch the violence but make no move to stop it. The two men wearing ...

Image - eclemens - 06/04/2013 - 11:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments