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(28652) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Violence, 1942

A bloodied African American man is forcibly led away from home by uniformed police officers with night sticks during the Sojourner Truth Housing Project Riot as four African American men stand on porch in background. Date:  1942-02-28 ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2012 - 07:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(31973) Ethnic Communities, Norwegian, Dancers, 1939

William Gordan, Mary Gordan, Osborn Holm, Asta Bjergseth, Peter Iversen, Esther Myrold and Ingwalk Orheim demonstrate the Faeroysteg, a folk dance from the Faeroe Islands. Date:  1939-07-13 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/05/2023 - 12:47 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(35822) Riots, Rebellions, Civil Distrurbances, Police, 1967

A black Detroit Police officer gives commands during the Civil Unrest. Courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Tony Spina (Detroit ...

Image - eclemens - 05/05/2017 - 16:42 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Exhibit Announcement: Tony Spina Photographs from the 1967 Civil Unrest

Visit the Reuther Library's Woodcock Wing gallery now through winter 2017 for an exhibition of previously unpublished photographs of Detroit's 1967 Civil Unrest by preeminent photojournalist, Tony Spina. On the morning of July 23, 1967, ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 05/10/2017 - 11:49 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(32616) Newspaper strike picket line

John Sweeney picketing the Detroit Free Press in downtown Detroit with members of the Newspaper Guild of Detroit Local 22, SEIU Local 79, and Teamsters Local 372 in 1995. Date:  1995 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - gstrassel - 01/14/2015 - 17:21 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Subject Focus: WDET in the UAW Years

Metro Detroiters recognize radio station WDET 101.9 FM as Wayne State University’s local voice for National Public Radio. Prior to 1952, however, WDET served as the local voice for labor. Unhappy with the critical representation of the labo ...

Blog entry - teller - 10/01/2013 - 11:51 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(26060) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, 1967

Two women walk on the sidewalk as a National Guardsman stands watch over a storefront on 12th Street during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-28 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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

(DN_44913) Ethnic Communities, Polish, Parades, 1939

A parade commemorates the anniversary of the Polish Constitution, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1939-05-07 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Communiti ...

Image - eclemens - 03/01/2011 - 22:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26010) Riots, Rebellion, Looting, 1967

The Detroit Police Headquarters gymnasium is filled with recovered items that had been looted during the civil unrest of 1967. Patrolman William McCue stands at center. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1968-07-28 ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 09:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

United Way for Southeastern Michigan: 100 Years of Giving

In 2017, United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSM) celebrated a major milestone: 100 years of continuous promotion of social services to those in need. In addition, the organization’s 10-year plan Agenda for Change concludes this year ...

Blog entry - drice - 10/25/2018 - 09:38 - 0 comments - 0 attachments