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(DN7826) World War II, Ethnic Communities, Chinese, 1941

Miss Lucille Lee models a button that reads "I am an American Chinese." The buttons were worn by members of Detroit's Chinese Community to differentiate themselves from Japanese residents after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Date:  1941-1 ...

Image - eclemens - 05/19/2017 - 09:46 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28639) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Injuries, 1942

Detroit Police assist an employee from Busy Bee Moving who's hand was injured while attempting to move African American families into the Sojourner Truth Housing Project. Date:  1942-02-28 Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2012 - 04:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26063) Riots, Rebellions, 1967

Three men sit in a car and talk to four unidentified men on the street as a police officer, presumably their driver, makes his way back to the car. Photographers notation "Vance. With Anthony Jr."? Courtesy Detroit News Collection. ...

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

Joe Brown Papers

‹ previous 234 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LP000047 Extent:  18 linear feet (35 MB, 1 OS), 2 reels (21 scrapbooks) Date:  1933-1942 A one-time reporter for th ...

Abstracts - drice - 07/25/2016 - 16:50 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(31965) Ethnic Communities, Mexican, Celebrations, 1948

Young couples perform the Mexican Hat Dance during an event at the International Institute. Left to right: Olivia Torres, Arthur Solis, Emma Cervantes, Ben Casillas Date:  1948-03-31 Photographer:  Detroit News S ...

Image - eclemens - 06/03/2014 - 14:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(31970) Ethnic Communities, Mexican, Children, Celebrations, 1942

Albert Alcala and Rachel Alfaro dance at the Mexican Independence Day celebration at Cass Tech High School. In the background are members of the Artistico Femenino dance group. Date:  1942-09-15 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/03/2014 - 14:28 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(79756) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Schools, 1952

Mrs. May Lim teaches the children at the Chinese School of Detroit. Date:  1952-10-20 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Communities, Education, Em ...

Image - eclemens - 01/25/2013 - 14:50 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Juneteenth - A celebration of freedom since 1865

President Lincoln is popularly given credit for freeing enslaved people in the United States with the Emancipation Proclamation. Though he personally did not support the use of slavery, his reasons for creating this proclamation were seen as ...

Blog entry - srafferty - 06/22/2021 - 10:48 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Event: "Roy Reuther and the UAW: Fighting for Workers and Civil Rights"

Join the Walter P. Reuther Library on March 27th as we host Alan Reuther to celebrate his new book, Roy Reuther and the UAW: Fighting for Workers and Civil Rights . Alan will discuss the biography about his father, Roy Reuther, a leade ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 04/17/2025 - 13:32 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(35786) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, 1967

Firefighters attempt to put out a fire in a block of retail buildings during the 1967 civil unrest. Add address. M & F Records is one of the businesses in view. Image courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 ...

Image - eclemens - 05/10/2017 - 16:38 - 0 comments - 3 attachments