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(26113) Riots, Rebellions, Arrests, 1967

Police arrest and remove a youth, part of a roaming band of young men who shattered windows, destroyed cars, and looted stores during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-25 Physde ...

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(24871) NAACP, Boycotts, UFW, 1960s

Members of the NAACP wear buttons and hold bumper stickers in support of the United Farm Workers Grape Boycott, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  Circa 1968 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Sonny Edwar ...

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(35795) Riots, Rebellions, U.S. Army, 1967

Members of the military gather during the Civil Unrest, likely at Southeastern High School. Image courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  ...

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(29585) Riots, Rebellions, Cavanagh, Meet the Press, 1967

Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh makes an appearance on "Meet the Press" to discuss the civil unrest of July 1967. At left is Edwin Newman, moderator of the panel discussion. Date:  1967-07-30 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(26074) Riots, Rebellions, Looting, 1967

Photographer's caption: “Police make looting suspects stand with their hands against a building wall after they were arrested by police who were attempting to get the looting under control in this radically disturbed city. Despite police and National ...

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Collection Spotlight: Gay Liberator

... they were fighting for the same cause. Groups like Detroit’s Black Caucus began to assert their ideas without fear, emboldened ...

Blog entry - Public Relation... - 06/28/2017 - 08:19 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(31969) Ethnic Communities, Mexican, Celebrations, 1940

La Conga Dancers perform during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at Cass Tech High School. Left to right: Teresa Alvizer, Peter Acala, Alfred Gabaldon, Soledad Muro Date:  1940-09-19 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(DN_8387_1) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Sports, Hurling, 1931

Members of the Detroit Hurling Club take flight as they try for the sliotar (game ball) during a demonstration game in the yard of an undisclosed factory. The event was shot by Detroit News photographers, but never published. It was presumably take ...

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(32621) New Voice rally

New Voice rally with Sweeney and Teamsters at Detroit Free Press strike, 1995. Filmmaker Michael Moore at newspaper strike demonstration. Date:  1995 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Daymon ...

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(26117) Riots, Rebellions, Blood Donations, 1967

Donors wait patiently to give blood at Zion Lutheran Church in suburban Ferndale during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-26 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit (Mich.) ...

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