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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Detroit Branch Records

... peace. Formed in 1919 along with the Michigan branch, Detroit’s WILPF branch has been active in pushing for peace and equality ...

Abstracts - aorchard - 03/04/2016 - 11:57 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(1345) Riots, Rebellions, Civil Unrest, Detroit, July 1967

An unseen Detroit Police Officer prepares to arrest four African American men, Detroit, Michigan. In the foreground, a National Guardsman trains his rifle on the suspects. Date:  July 1967 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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Detroit Public Schools Decentralization Study Committee Records

‹ previous 387 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LR000882 Extent:  4 linear feet (6 MB, 1 SB) Date:  1969-1978 On 17 December 1976, the Detroit Central Board of Ed ...

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Ford Hunger March

... as the Hunger March , was orchestrated by members of Detroit’s Unemployed Councils, who had been helping unemployed workers fight ...

Blog entry - kchinery - 03/14/2016 - 10:53 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(2366) Buildings, Renaissance Center, Construction, Detroit, 1975

An aerial view from the northeast that shows construction progress on three of the towers of the Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan. Part of series. Date:  1975 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:&nb ...

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On Display: "Political Campaigns" case exhibit

This is your last chance to explore our latest case exhibit Political Campaigns . The display shares materials from our collections that document political campaigns from city council all the way to the President of the United States. Phot ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 02/25/2025 - 15:07 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(2455) Buildings, Newspapers, Detroit Times Building, 1960

The Detroit Times Building, formerly located at 1370 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Designed by Albert Kahn Associates in 1929, the Art Deco gem was also known as the Detroit News Times Square Plant after the Detroit Times was absorbed by its rival new ...

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HistoryPin: Tour the Detroit Sit-Down Strikes of 1937

... and working conditions were common causes of concern for Detroit’s workforce, yet most employees feared they had no recourse. Long ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 11/27/2018 - 16:37 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Podcast: "She Never Gave Up on This City:" Remembering Firebrand Detroit City Councilwoman Maryann Mahaffey

Labor and Urban Affairs archivist Shae Rafferty shares how Maryann Mahaffey's college summer job as recreation director at the Poston Japanese internment camp in Arizona in 1945 strengthened her resolve to fight against discrimination and hel ...

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Detroit Education Association Records

‹ previous 381 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LR000351 Extent:  24.5 linear feet (49 MB) Date:  1914-1968, bulk 1957-1967 Correspondence, reports, minutes, const ...

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