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The Civil Unrest of 1967

... 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were stationed around Detroit’s East Side . Many of the men were familiar with intense combat ... lasting results. The papers of Jerome P. Cavanagh , Detroit’s mayor at the time, document the events in detail. The papers of the ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 08/03/2020 - 13:58 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(33760) DeRoy Memorial, Groundbreaking, Jewish Community Center, Detroit, 1939

A view of the groundbreaking for the Aaron DeRoy Memorial Building of the Jewish Community Center, located at Woodward & Holbrook in Detroit, Michigan. Gilbert Michael, Henry Meyers, Mrs. Joseph N. Welt, Percival Dodge, and Isidore Sobeloff are sho ...

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(32180) Women, War Workers, Industrial War Service Center, Detroit, 1917-1918

Women war workers gather around the piano for a song at the Industrial War Service Center in Detroit. Note: The sheet music on the piano is from "In the Sweet Long Ago." Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

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(79715) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Gambling, Chinatown, Detroit, 1953

Men line up at police headquarters after being arrested in a raid on a gambling den located on Third Street in Detroit's Chinatown. Date:  1953-09-14 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit Ne ...

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(30700) Urban Renewal, Lafayette Park, Detroit, 1966

Detroit’s skyline, as seen from Lafayette Park. Designed by Mies Van Der Rohe, Lafayette Park, located in Detroit’s lower east side just north of downtown, was the first urban renewal ...

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(2656) Riots, Rebellions, Civil Unrest, Looting, Detroit, July 1967

Police officers and National Guardsmen prepare to search an African American man under suspicion of looting carrying a concealed weapon (a knife in his back pocket), Detroit, Michigan. Part of a series. Date:  July 1967 Ph ...

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(2358) Buildings, Stroh Brewing Company, Demolition, Detroit, 1985

A view from the roof of a neighboring building of the demolition of the Stroh Brewing Factory., Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1985 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Architecture, ...

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[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

(26019) Riots, Rebellions, US Army, Detroit Fire Department, 1967

National Guardsmen patrol the area around Linwood and Chicago on Detroit's West Side during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-24 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit (Mic ...

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Detroit Adventure, Arts Festival, 1964

Date:  1964 Physdesc:  Poster (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit Adventure, University Archives, Wayne State University , Wayne State University — Graphics) ...

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