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(26089) Riots, Rebellions, DPW, Clean-up, 1967

Clean-up crews from the Detroit Department of Public Works take down buildings on Detroit's West Side that were destroyed during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-31 Physdesc:&n ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 14:12 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26008) Riots, Rebellions, Looting, 1967

George and Gene Matti, along with their friend Tom Snider, guard their supermarket against further looting during the civill unrest of 1967. Date:  1967-07-24 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  G ...

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Dr. Cornelius Golightly - philosopher and champion of education

The Reuther Library has several recognizable and notable members of the community within its stacks. One such figure, Dr. Cornelius Golightly, happens to be a well-known philosopher and trailblazing African American educator. Cornelius Lacy ...

Blog entry - Public Relation... - 02/04/2021 - 16:08 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(6698) Classrooms, Interiors, Old Main, 1931

Art students work on projects in a classroom in Wayne University's Old Main, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1931-xx-xx Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), ...

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(28306) Ethnic Communities, Romanian, Romanian Hall, 1961

Marion Manica, Sylvia Coloja, Diane Manica and Joanne Mercea perform at an unidentified event at the Romanian Hall in Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1961-10-14 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detro ...

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(26112) Riots, Rebellions, Snipers, 1967

Officers stationed at the corner of Byron and Lee Place, outside of the Kiefer command post, prepare to search a man who holds a bag and recently walked from an area of sniper fire. Nothing was found on suspect. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. ...

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William Bunge, Radical Cartographer and Radical Member of Wayne State Faculty

... teaching methods, including bussing his students to Detroit’s roughest neighborhoods to undertake what he called “human ... meeting. Later that spring he fought the charges in Detroit’s 36th District Court. Bunge passed away in Canada in 2013. ...

Blog entry - astankrauff - 01/24/2018 - 13:02 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(DN_79562) Ethnic Communities, Polish, Celebrations, Customs, Weddings, 1941

Mother and father bless the bride and groom during a demonstration of a Polish wedding ceremony, Detroit, Michigan. Standing, Left to Right: Mary Grabonska, Jacob Kmiecić Kneeling, Left to Right: Joe Skrgyński, Florence Zientarski D ...

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(26000) Riots, Rebellions, Ammunition, 1967

A view of 8045 John Lodge, an apartment building where a cache of ammunition was found by members of the Detroit Police Department during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-27 Ph ...

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The Evolution of Michigan Avenue

... was completed, a true urban renewal project aimed at Detroit’s own Skid Row wiped out additional nineteenth-century structures along Michigan Avenue, further reshaping Detroit’s skyline. By the 1950s, the area surrounding Michigan Avenue ...

Blog entry - Public Relation... - 07/12/2021 - 10:09 - 0 comments - 0 attachments