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(32615) Newspaper strike picket line

New Voice rally with Sweeney and Teamsters at the Detroit Free Press strike in the spring of 1995. SEIU Local 79 members picketing the Detroit Free Press in downtown Detroit. Date:  1995 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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

(32620) New Voice rally

New Voice rally with Sweeney and Teamsters at Detroit Free Press strike, 1995. Richard Trumka addressing demonstrators in support of striking Detroit News and Detroit Free Press employees. Date:  1995 Physdesc:  ...

Image - gstrassel - 01/14/2015 - 17:40 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

[Podcast] A "Most Conscientious and Considerate Method": Grosse Pointe’s Gross Post-War Housing Point System

Emma Maniere describes how homeowners associations in Grosse Pointe, an affluent suburb bordering Detroit, developed a point system following the Second World War to rank and exclude prospective homebuyers to maintain the community’s Anglo ...

Podcasts - teller - 10/13/2022 - 08:49 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(DN_79569) Ethnic Communities, Polish, Celebrations, Weddings, Parades, 1920

A horse cart carries celebrants down an undisclosed street during a "Polish Peasant Wedding," Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1920-05-18 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Me ...

Image - eclemens - 03/07/2011 - 10:35 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26012) Riots, Rebellions, 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:  1967-07-28 ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 14:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26115) Riots, Rebellions, Arrests, West Side, 1967

A man is held at gunpoint by a police office outside of the Globe Theater, located at 3520 Grand River Avenue on Detroit's West Side. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-24 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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

(35819) Riots, Rebellions, 12th Street, Police, 1967

Police attempt to de-escalate the situation on 12th Street during the first day of the Civil Unrest. Courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:& ...

Image - eclemens - 05/05/2017 - 16:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25993) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, 1967

A man forcibly removes a woman from a burning building during the civil unrest of 1967. The unidentified woman was screaming 'Mother, mother,' while being carried away from the flames. It is unknown if her mother was in the building at the time of the f ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 09:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_36201_3) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

Architectural details are highlighted in this photograph of a Civil War era Corktown home. A notice from the Detroit Housing Commission posted on its porch proclaims its forthcoming demolition and denounces illegal occupancy. Part of a series of ph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/03/2013 - 10:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(35804) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, Patrols, 1967

Detroit Police Officers and National Guardsmen prepare to patrol Linwood Avenue near Taylor Street during the Civil Unrest. Image courtesy the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2017 - 09:07 - 0 comments - 3 attachments