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Eleanor Josaitis — Hands Across the Racial Divide

As a symbol, it is exquisite in its simplicity. Two hands inside a circle, one black and one white, almost but never quite touching across the racial divide. This has been the logo of Focus: HOPE , an organization fighting for basic human rights in D ...

Blog entry - wlefevre - 10/01/2013 - 11:12 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Robert Millender Papers

‹ previous 832 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP002410 Extent:  5.5 linear feet (8 MB, 1 OS) Date:  1963-1978, bulk 1969-1977 Robert Millender (1916-1978) was an ...

Abstracts - drice - 02/06/2017 - 14:17 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(35803) 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:  Photo negative ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2017 - 09:06 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25992) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, West Side, 1967

The remains of Esma Rabb's home at 171 Euclid on Detroit's West Side. The building was destroyed by the fires of the civil unrest of 1967. Date:  1967-08-15 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit (Mich.) -- Riot, 1967 ...

Image - eclemens - 12/11/2017 - 17:38 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28389) Ethnic Communities, Mexican, Children, Schools, 1943

Children from the Douglas Houghton School, located at Abbott and 4th Street, put on a performance of "Down Mexico Way" during a school play about the Allied nations. Date:  1943-04-23 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 03/29/2012 - 13:35 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32619) New Voice rally

New Voice rally with Sweeney and Teamsters at Detroit Free Press strike, 1995. Richard Trumka, Linda Chavez-Thompson, and John Sweeney walking with Detroit newspaper strikers. Date:  1995 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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

(26473) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, 12th Street, 1967

Buildings along 12th Street are consumed by fire during the first day of the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detr ...

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

(32618) New Voice rally

New Voice rally with Sweeney and Teamsters at Detroit Free Press strike, 1995. Richard Trumka, Linda Chavez-Thompson, and John Sweeney walking with Detroit newspaper strikers. Date:  1995 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - gstrassel - 01/14/2015 - 17:31 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(35789) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, 1967

Firefighters put down flames as Detroit Policemen look out for snipers. Photo courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Tony Spina ( ...

Image - eclemens - 05/10/2017 - 16:42 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Beulah Groehn Croxford Papers

... block’s homes. Additionally, she succeeded in creating Detroit’s first historic district in 1970, and the West Canfield Historic ...

Abstracts - aergas - 08/18/2020 - 09:59 - 0 comments - 2 attachments