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(24867) NAACP, Fight for Freedom Dinner, Sponsorship, 1961

Members of the NAACP hold a check that was donated to the group during the 1961 “Fight for Freedom Dinner, ” held at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan. Left to right: Dr. Ted Hughes; Arthur L. Johnson; Dr. James J. Mc Clenden; Forrest F. Green ...

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ACLU Oakland County Branch Records

‹ previous 5 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR001170 Extent:  5 linear feet (10 MB) Date:  1970-1984 The Oakland County Branch of the American Civil Liberties Un ...

Abstracts - abarker - 11/22/2010 - 15:24 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Ernest Goodman Papers

‹ previous 545 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001152 Use restriction:  Restrictions: To use Part 2, Series V, Subseries A, or Part 3, researchers must sign a Restricted Use Statement. ...

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(79565) Ethnic Communities, Polish, War Relief, 1940

Sylvia Falk (left) and Irene Stephanowicz (right) sell flowers to benefit the Polish Relief Fund during the Polish Relief Fund Bazar, Detroit, Michigan. The Polish Relief Fund was an agency established to send material assistance to Poland during t ...

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(11363) War Workers, UAW, Fort Knox, Tennessee, 1944

Four members of UAW Local 174 inspect a machine gun at the Camby Hill infiltration course. The women were responsible for the production of the machine gun back home on the assembly line in Detroit, Michigan. The women were part of a delegation of t ...

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(27966) Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD), Police, Confrontation, 1970

An unidentified man is arrested during a confrontation between Detroit POlice and members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD). The confrontation began when two police officers attempted to issue ordinance violation tickets to two me ...

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Collection Spotlight: Ramon S. Scruggs, Sr. Papers

Best known as the first African American member of management at both the Michigan Bell Telephone Company and AT&T, Ramon S. Scruggs, Sr. served as an influential civil rights figure in the American business community from the 1940s until ...

Blog entry - gstrassel - 03/20/2015 - 17:02 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(WSAV002727_011) Poletown, Residents, Relocation, 1981

A family on Kanter Street loads a rented truck as they prepare to leave their home during the Poletown clearances. Date:  1981-02 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (Archite ...

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(DN_77644_4) Ford Hunger March, Violence, 1932

Tear gas fills the air as Dearborn Police and Ford Motor Company Servicemen attack demonstrators outside of the Rouge Plant during the 1932 Ford Hunger March. Date:  1932-03-07 Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

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(35795) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

Members of the military gather during the Civil Unrest, likely at Southeaster High School. Detroit, Michigan. July, 1967. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Tony Spina ...

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