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Collection Focus: Wayne University Illustrated Map, 1939 - Part 2

This is the second in a series of four blog posts annotating Jerry Peacock's 1939 cartoon map of the Wayne University campus. This entry discusses the block between Hancock Avenue and Warren Avenue, as well as the history of sororities at W ...

Blog entry - cwesterman - 02/11/2020 - 17:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25994) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, West Side, 1967

Firefighters battle a blaze set during the civil unrest of 1967 at Grand River and Myrtle on Detroit's West Side. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-24 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit (Mich.) ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 10:00 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

[Podcast] Latinx Encounters: How Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans Made the Modern Midwest

Dr. Juan I. Mora examines three groups of Latinxs as they used postwar migration, temporary guest-worker programs, and agricultural labor to redefine migrant power, justice, and rights in the twentieth century Midwest, and particularly in Mic ...

Podcasts - teller - 06/29/2023 - 08:47 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Rosa Parks Papers

‹ previous 925 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP000775 Extent:  2.5 linear feet (4 MB, 2 OS) Date:  1955-1976 Rosa Parks, often referred to as the Mother of the ...

Abstracts - drice - 10/14/2016 - 10:16 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Collection Spotlight: Dale Rich Collection

In honor of Black History Month, we highlight the Dale Rich Collection. Over fifteen years ago, Mr. Dale Rich, professional photographer, longtime newspaperman, and historian, came to the Reuther Library to research African Americans and ...

Blog entry - cdavis - 10/01/2013 - 11:36 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Toni Swanger Papers

‹ previous 1147 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001777 Extent:  9 linear feet (9 SB) Date:  1951-1998 An active member of the Detroit women’s rights movement ...

Abstracts - abarker - 05/06/2015 - 15:48 - 0 comments - 7 attachments

Subject Focus: NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) was formed in early 1909. It held its first convention in May of that year. This May, 102 years later, we showcase collections related to the history of this vital ...

Blog entry - jruss - 10/01/2013 - 11:11 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(26045) Riots, Rebellions, Curfew Violations, East Side, 1967

Members of the Detroit Police Department take a man into custody for violating the curfew in effect during the civil unrest of 1967. The arrest took place of the Jefferson Ave. side of Belle Isle. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:& ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 14:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26114) Riots, Rebellions, Snipers, 1967

A man, recently emerged from a parked a car on Blaine, is stopped before entering the his apartment building on corner of Blaine and Byron, the entrance to the Kiefer command post. Officers stopped and searched the man in hopes of finding evidence from ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 14:18 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26028) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, Snipers, Arson, 1967

National Guard protects firemen against snipers near 12th and Hazelwood on Detroit's West SIde during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-28 Physdesc:  Photograph (De ...

Image - pneirink - 05/06/2017 - 10:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments