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(25370) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1963

Governor George Romney leads the demonstration against housing discrimination through the “Village” in Grosse Pointe. Second from right is NAACP Detroit president Edward Turner. Date:  1963-06-29 Physdesc:  Photo ...

Image - eclemens - 06/13/2011 - 12:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(8787) 1941 Ford Strike, NAACP, sound car, Dearborn, Michigan

Men walking the picket line outside of the Ford Rouge plant and police officers on horseback pause to listen to the broadcast from the NAACP Detroit Youth Council sound car during the 1941 Ford Strike, Dearborn, Michigan. Horace Sheffield may be driving ...

Image - eclemens - 08/17/2011 - 10:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Reading Room: New Hours of Operation

For the first time in over a generation, the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs will change the normal business hours in its reading room. Long-time reference archivist William LeFevre confirmed the decision at a rec ...

Blog entry - pneirink - 05/07/2012 - 09:09 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(26065) Riots, Rebellions, US Army, Snipers, 1967

Photographer's caption: “Army paratroopers move into Detroit from nearby Selfridge A.F.B. as the shooting, arson and looting in the two days of riots continued to a new peak. Snipers attacked 4 police stations and pinned down several fire battalions t ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 10:03 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25986) Riots, Rebellions, Displaced Persons, Children, 1967

National Guardsmen at the Hernan Kiefer Command Post care for lost children caught in the sniper fire line. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:&nbs ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 10:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26470) Riots, Rebellions, Aerial Views, 12th Street, 1967

A bird's-eye view of 12th Street during the first day of the civil unrest of 1967. "Black Power" is painted in the center of the street. The Chit Chat Lounge is in view at upper, right corner. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 09:41 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28042) Demonstrations, NAACP, Funeral, "N-Word," 2007

Thousands of people march towards Hart Plaza for the symbolic funeral of “the N-word.” The celebration included a pine casket with the word inside that was carriage pulled through the streets of Detroit in a horse-drawn carriage. Speakers included ...

Image - eclemens - 02/14/2012 - 14:02 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26072) Riots, Rebellions, US Army, Southeastern Junior HIgh School, 1967

Infantrymen of the 82nd Airborne Division rest in the gymnasium of Southeastern Junior High School during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-25 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 10:11 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26070) Riots, Rebellions, US Army, Southeastern High School, 1967

Infantrymen of the 82nd U.S. Army Airborne Division sleep in their jeeps on the grounds of Southeastern High School during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-25 Physdesc:  ...

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

(35325) Local 174 Mural, "Untitled" 1937

A view of the Walter Speck mural, “Untitled.” The mural, painted in 1937 for UAW Local 174, depicts scenes from the union’s history. The mural was donated to Wayne State University in 2015 and is currently on display in the Reuther Library’s Re ...

Image - eclemens - 04/07/2022 - 07:48 - 0 comments - 3 attachments