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(25696) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March to Freedom," Detroit, 1963

... Luther King, Jr. makes his way towards the front of Detroit’s Cobo Hall at the conclusion of the “Walk to Freedom” civil ...

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(11885) Parades, Labor Day, Detroit, 1964

Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh, Governor George Romney, and Governor G. Mennen Williams at the Labor Day Parade, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1964 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina ...

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(27866) Prohibition, U.S. Customs Patrol, Detroit River, 1932

A fleet of U.S. Customs patrol boats heads out into the Detroit River in search of rum-runners and smugglers. Date:  1932-04-16 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (D ...

Image - eclemens - 01/17/2012 - 11:12 - 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

(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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(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 ...

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(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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(28839) Presidents, Lyndon Johnson, Detroit, 1964

President Johnson meets with Michigan political leaders at Cobo Hall. Governor John Swainson, U.S. Senator Phil Hart, Soapy Williams and Neil Staebler are all in attendance. Date:  1964 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(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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