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(2949) Parades, J.L. Hudson Department Store, Thanksgiving, Detroit, c. 1960s

Santa Claus holds the key to the city aloft before the crowds on Woodward Ave. at the conclusion of the J.L. Hudson Santa Parade, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  Circa Late 1960s Physdesc:  Photograph Photogr ...

Image - eclemens - 11/18/2010 - 11:42 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(35731) Rudveth (Rudy) Simons; Detroit; Exterior shots; 1967.

A garage is painted with slogans, including "Black Power," "Black Brother," and "Soul Brother." Tagging was used during the 1967 unrest to alert people to the fact that a structure was owned by an African American. July 1967. Detroit, Michigan. ...

Image - eclemens - 06/12/2023 - 10:24 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11775) John Elliot, president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers with members of the DFT.

Bernice Coleman, John Elliot, Elenora Martin (left-right) Date:  undated Photographer:  unknown (American Federation of Teachers, American Federation of Teachers, Education) ...

Image - jhelpap - 04/09/2010 - 22:37 - 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 ...

Image - eclemens - 12/17/2010 - 15:12 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(24874) NAACP, Martin Luther King, Jr., Funeral, Detroit, 1968

Members of the Detroit NAACP wait at the corner of Woodward Avenue and E. Philadelphia Street to board chartered buses that will take them to the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Date:  1968-04 Physdesc:  Phot ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2011 - 14:45 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27073) Civil Unrest, Riots, Rebellions, Detroit, 1967

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh delivers a report on the 1967 Civil Unrest to members of Detroit's City Council Date:  1967-08-02 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Cavanagh, Jerome P., Det ...

Image - eclemens - 04/25/2018 - 14:00 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33616) Recruitment, Army, Detroit, 1942

Relatives speak through the grates to recent Army enlistees inside the Fort Street induction center. Date:  1941-12-11 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Home Front: 1939-1945, Urban Aff ...

Image - eclemens - 10/29/2015 - 11:27 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 08/29/2012 - 09:19 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32114) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1917

Friends and family members weep as recent recruits and draftees embark for Camp Custer. Date:  32114 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  1917 (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Home Fr ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 15:15 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1723) Civil Rights, Marches, "Walk to Freedom", Detroit, 1963

Political, spiritual, civil rights, and labor leaders guide thousands of activists down Woodward Ave. during the “Walk to Freedom” civil rights march, Detroit, Michigan. Left to right: Walter Reuther, Benjamin McFall, James Del Rio, Dr. Martin L ...

Image - eclemens - 05/03/2010 - 14:13 - 0 comments - 3 attachments