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(28599) Race Riots, Detroit, Violence, 1943

Burning fuel spills from a car destroyed during the 1943 race riots. The location is identified as the corner of Woodward and Stimpson. Date:  1943-06-21 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  De ...

Image - eclemens - 07/15/2024 - 13:07 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Event: "Roy Reuther and the UAW: Fighting for Workers and Civil Rights"

Join the Walter P. Reuther Library on March 27th as we host Alan Reuther to celebrate his new book, Roy Reuther and the UAW: Fighting for Workers and Civil Rights . Alan will discuss the biography about his father, Roy Reuther, a leade ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 04/17/2025 - 13:32 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Detroit Feminist Women's Health Center Records

‹ previous 383 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR001063 Extent:  10 linear feet (10 SB) Date:  1961-1980 Subjects include: women’s health issues; abortion; birt ...

Abstracts - drice - 07/23/2019 - 11:45 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

[Podcast] The Carter Presidency and Gay Rights

Dr. Harris Dousemetzis shares the extraordinary impact of U.S. President Jimmy Carter on gay rights in the 1970s and early 1980s, from instituting policies to prevent anti-gay discrimination of most federal employees to facilitating IRS nonpr ...

Podcasts - teller - 02/20/2025 - 09:02 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

AAUW Detroit Records

‹ previous 2 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR002481 Extent:  2 linear feet (2 SB) Date:  1942-1999 The American Association of University Women Detroit (AAUW De ...

Abstracts - drice - 06/02/2014 - 11:34 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

[Podcast] Punishing Promise: School Discipline in the Era of Desegregation

Matt Kautz explains how his observations while teaching in Detroit and Chicago led him to study the rise of suspensions and other disciplinary tactics in urban districts during school desegregation, fueling the school-to-prison pipeline. His ...

Podcasts - teller - 12/02/2019 - 11:58 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(35810) Riots, Rebellions, Detroit Police Department, 1967

Extra protective equipment spills from the back of a police truck during the Civil Unrest. Photo courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative (Detroit (Mich.) -- Riot, 1 ...

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In Memoriam: Harriet Berg, 1924-2025

... in the arts was a passion ahead of its time, and in Detroit’s continuing arts renaissance Harriet Berg’s influence will be felt ...

Blog entry - aergas - 03/24/2025 - 09:24 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Detroit Organization of School Administrators and Supervisors Records

‹ previous 372 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR001659 Extent:  1 linear foot (1 SB) Date:  1949-1990, bulk 1980-1986 The Detroit Organization of School Administ ...

Abstracts - aorchard - 03/13/2015 - 10:18 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Detroit Recreation Department Dance Program: Shirley Harbin Records

‹ previous 388 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR001618 Extent:  5 linear feet (4 SB, 1 OS) Date:  1912-1992, bulk 1940-1980 The Detroit Recreation Department has ...

Abstracts - drice - 09/23/2011 - 12:26 - 0 comments - 1 attachment