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(360) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "Walk to Freedom," Detroit, 1963

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads an estimated crowd of 125,000 civil rights activists down Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit during the historic "Walk to Freedom." Rev. C.L. Franklin, Walter Reuther, Rev. Albert Cleage and Mayor Jerome Cavanagh are a ...

Image - eclemens - 04/23/2013 - 09:19 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11451) Conventions, UAW-AFL, Detroit, Michigan, 1939

Followers of Homer Martin’s UAW-AFL union hold their own convention in Detroit, Michigan as the general convention of the UAW-CIO takes place in Cleveland, Ohio. Date:  1939 Physdesc:  Photograph Photo ...

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(32109) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1918

African Americans are held back by police as they watch draftees and recruits leave for Camp Custer. Negative notes that is is part of the "2nd draft." Date:  1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photograp ...

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(30735) Streetscapes, Downtown Detroit, 1966

A street view of downtown Detroit featuring the Sheraton-Cadillac (Book-Cadillac) Hotel, at center. Date:  1966 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit ...

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(DN_1122) NAACP, Pickets, Housing Discrimination, Detroit, 1963

Demonstrators picket the General Motors Building to protest discriminative hiring practices, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1964-05-04 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

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(30720) Streetscapes, Downtown Detroit, 1965

A view of businesses in downtown Detroit. Date:  1965-11 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affairs) ...

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(27856) Prohibition, Blind Pigs, College of the City of Detroit, 1932

Members of the "Clean-up squad" relax after a raid on the "Oasis" at the College of the City of Detroit. Left to right: Leo Sonner, Charles Russell, Sgt. George P. Frank, and Louis Paquette Date:  1932-11-01 Physdesc:& ...

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(30715) Streetscapes, Downtown Detroit,

A view of buildings on Shelby in downtown Detroit, including the Sheraton-Cadillac (Book-Cadillac) Hotel. Date:  1966-09 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture ...

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(30731) Streetscapes, Downtown Detroit, 1965

An early morning view of the Wayne County Building, located at 600 Randolph Street in downtown Detroit. Date:  1965-11 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, ...

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(30714) Businesses, Downtown Detroit, 1966

Exterior view of Club Ten Eleven in downtown Detroit. Date:  1966-09 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affairs) ...

Image - eclemens - 11/14/2013 - 14:42 - 0 comments - 3 attachments