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(DN_44_2) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Corktown, Churches, Most Holy Trinity, 1930

Exterior view of the rectory of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Detroit, Michigan. The rectory is located at 1050 Porter Street in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. It was built of red brick in the Romanesque style by the prominent Detroit ...

Image - eclemens - 05/13/2013 - 11:24 - 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

(26046) Riots, Rebellions, Curfew Violation, 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:& ...

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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

Jerome P. Cavanagh Papers

‹ previous 260 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP000379 Use restriction:  Boxes 552-554 are closed. Extent:  334.5 linear feet (660 MB, 3 OS, 1 book) Date:  ...

Abstracts - drice - 09/08/2017 - 16:26 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

George C. Edwards, Jr. Papers, Parts 1-4

‹ previous 459 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP000010 Extent:  63 linear feet (106 MB, 9 SB), 6 OS Date:  1921-2001, bulk 1938-1996 George Edwards, Jr., son of ...

Abstracts - drice - 05/29/2013 - 11:30 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(35791) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, 1967

A member of the military carrying a radio pack stands outside of an A & P supermarket destroyed during the civil unrest. Images courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

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Reuther Library receives Michigan Humanities Council Grant

... will support an exhibit of selected materials related to Detroit’s 1967 Civil Unrest, taken from the Reuther's over 40 archival ... are few topics in Michigan’s history as divisive as Detroit’s 1967 Civil Unrest. The five-day period of chaos and violence caused ...

Blog entry - mcourtney - 01/09/2017 - 11:24 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Subject Focus: Black Revolutionaries

The Reuther Library celebrates African American History Month with a brief look at resources in our collections that deal with the topic of Black revolutionaries. We define Black revolutionaries as persons or groups whose goal was to create a ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 03/14/2017 - 14:01 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Flora Hommel Papers

‹ previous 608 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP002090 Extent:  25 linear feet (24 SB, 1 MB, 1 OS), 13 films Date:  1950-2005, bulk 1950s-1980s Flora Suhd Hommel ...

Abstracts - drice - 12/14/2018 - 14:38 - 0 comments - 1 attachment