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(2947) Demonstration, Civil Rights, Poor People's Campaign, Detroit, 1968

African-American men march down Woodward Ave. during a Poor People’s Campaign deomnstration, Detroit, Michigan. Two of the men hold a sign that reads “I Have a Dream” that has a dead rat hanging from it. Date:  May 13, 1968 ...

Image - eclemens - 09/09/2014 - 11:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28846) Political Campaigns, John Kennedy, Labor Day, Detroit, 1960

Senator John F. Kennedy, Soapy Williams and John Swainson drive down Woodward Avenue heading towards Cadillac Square during the annual Labor Day celebration. Date:  1960-09-05 Photographer:  Tony Spina (Kenne ...

Image - eclemens - 08/29/2012 - 11:26 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28067) Strikes, Newspaper Strike, Detroit, 1997

Gloria Corbin holds a picket in support of the Detroit Newspaper Strike. Date:  1997 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Dale Rich (Newspaper employees, Newspaper publishing, Urban Affairs, ...

Image - eclemens - 02/15/2012 - 15:23 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30816) Architecture, Detail, Detroit, 1965

Detail of decorative architectural features on an unidentified building. Date:  1965-12 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.)) ...

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(28597) Race Riots, Detroit, Aftermath, 1943

Ten ruined automobiles sit in the impound lot of the Detroit Police Department. The vehicles were destroyed by mobs during the race riots of 1943. Date:  1943-06-22 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographe ...

Image - eclemens - 06/08/2012 - 14:43 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30716) Streetscapes, Cadillac Square, Downtown Detroit, 1965

A view of the Wayne County Building in Cadillac Square. Date:  1965-11 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affairs) ...

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(1724) Parades, Labor Day, Detroit, 1956

Mayor Miriam, U.S. Senator McNamara, U.S. Senator Phil Hart, and other political figures walk on Woodward Ave during the annual Labor Day Parade, Detroit, Michigan. In the back ground the old city hall is in view. Date:  September 3, 1 ...

Image - eclemens - 08/25/2010 - 10:13 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33615) Recruitment, Army, Detroit, 1941

Captain Jack Morgan gives physical examinations to Army volunteers. The young men were part of a rush in enlistment in the days following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Date:  1941-12-11 Physdesc:  Photograph (D ...

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(3906) Strike ends, contract, Detroit, Michigan

Officials sign the contract and end the Flint Sit Down Strike, Detroit, Michgian. Front left: Wyndam Mortimer of the UAW. To his right is Michigan Governor Frank Murphy. Date:  February 11, 1937 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(1688) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

... Detroit, Michigan. NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and ...

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