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(24869) NAACP, Fundraising, 1960s

Crowds gather to donate money during an unidentified NAACP fundraising drive, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  Circa 1960s (African Americans, Civil rights, Detroit (Mich.), NAACP, NAACP ― Gallery, National Association for the Advanc ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2011 - 13:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Cesar Chavez, Walter Reuther, and the United Farm Workers of America Collection

Social movements that disrupt the status quo and go on to change the lives of participants most often coalesce around a powerful leader. In 1962, Cesar Chavez, a former migrant worker and community activist, began the long struggle for farm w ...

Blog entry - kschmeling - 10/08/2015 - 10:36 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(vmc48900) Shelton Tappes, Portraits, UAW Local 600, 1948

Shelton Tappes, Ford organizer and Recording Secretary for UAW Local 600, pauses for a portrait in his office. Date:  1948-04-22 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ( ...

Image - eclemens - 03/23/2020 - 09:02 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28054) J.L. Hudson Department Store, Demolition, 1998

The last moments of Detroit’s J.L. Hudson Department Store. At 2.2 million square feet, it ...

Image - eclemens - 05/10/2012 - 10:32 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28647) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Arrests, 1942

Mounted Police arrest an African American during the Sojourner Truth Housing Project riot. Date:  1942-02-28 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (African Americans, D ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2012 - 07:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Rachel Boone Keith Papers

‹ previous 674 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP002117 Extent:  4.5 linear feet (7 MB, 1 SB) Date:  1937-2007, bulk 1970-2006 Dr. Rachel Boone Keith came to Detr ...

Abstracts - drice - 02/13/2017 - 17:18 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(DN_77643_1) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, 1932

The demonstration / funeral procession for four of the men killed during the Ford Hunger March makes its way across the Fort Street Bridge. Date:  1932-03-12 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 04/11/2011 - 11:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_79561) Ethnic Communities, Polish, Celebrations, Belle Isle, 1940

A crowd gathers to celebrate Polish Independence Day on Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan. At back, left, the Belle Isle Conservatory can be seen. Date:  1940-05-22 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 03/01/2011 - 17:29 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Wayne State University: The South End Newspapers Photographs

‹ previous 1763 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  WSAV002779 Use restriction:  Patrons must make an appointment with the AV Department prior to visiting. Extent:  6.5 Li ...

Abstracts - drice - 01/05/2018 - 13:05 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Democratic Socialists of America Records

‹ previous 369 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR001161 Extent:  2.75 linear feet (6 MB) Date:  1972-1983 The Papers of the Democratic Socialists of America were ...

Abstracts - drice - 01/24/2018 - 12:37 - 0 comments - 1 attachment