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(26898) Cavanagh, King, Undated

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh speaks with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and another man during an unidentified event. Date:  1960s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Cavanagh, Jerome P., De ...

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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

Detroiter

‹ previous 238 of 1285 next › Processed. Vols. 53:13-19, 21-22, 24-27, 29-39, 42-43, 48; 54:3, 5, 19, 26-27, 38, 43, 45-47; 55:1, 4, 7, 11, 13-16, 18-19, 21-23, 25, 27-30, 33, 35-36, 38-42, 46, 48-51; 56:2, 4- 6, 8-12; 58 ...

Publications - kchinery - 08/01/2013 - 16:14 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(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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(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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Joe Weaver Papers

‹ previous 1498 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001554 Extent:  10 Linear Feet (10 SB) Date:  circa 1964-1990 (bulk 1971-1975) Joe Weaver was an award-winning ...

Abstracts - pneirink - 08/08/2022 - 12:34 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(33931) Residential Architecture, 1930s-1940s

A view from above of a unidentified neighborhood, likely in Detroit. Date:  1930s-1940s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Edward Stanton (Edward Stanton Photographs, African Americans--Mi ...

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Action Magazine

‹ previous 248 of 1285 next › Processed. Vol. 15:8. Jerome P. Cavanagh Library Collection. Creator:  Detroit Junior Board of Commerce Date:  1962 Size:  1 folder ...

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Meet Louis Jones, Reuther Library Field Archivist

The Walter P. Reuther Library is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Louis Jones as the new Field Archivist. Originally from New York City, Louis received a Bachelor of Arts from Morehouse College and a master’s degree in Afro-A ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 10/01/2013 - 11:33 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

UAW Local 7 Records

‹ previous 1285 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LR000187 Extent:  15.5 linear feet (18 MB, 2 SB, 3 OS) Date:  1938-1975 Subjects include: Chrysler Jefferson Avenu ...

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