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(24870) NAACP, Hiring Practices, Detroit, 1960s

Members of the NAACP look over a chart that details the hiring practices of Instructional Staff within the Detroit Public School System. Date:  Circa 1960s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Sonn ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2011 - 13:53 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28065) Strikes, Detroit Newspaper Strike, 1996

Union officials and striking workers block the entrance to the Detroit News Building during the Newspaper Strike. Shortly after this photo was taken the demonstrators were arrested and striking employees were fired. Shown: John Sweeney, Richard Tru ...

Image - eclemens - 02/15/2012 - 17:28 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Carl B. Chamberlain Print Collection

‹ previous 426 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP002855 Extent:  .5 linear feet (1 MB) Date:  1911-1944 This collection comprises five folders of photographic pri ...

Abstracts - aergas - 11/16/2022 - 13:38 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(28594) Race Riots, Violence, Detroit, 1943

A mob overturns a car near the intersection of Woodward and Charlotte Street during the 1943 race riots. The fate of the driver is unknown. Date:  1943-06-21 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 08/08/2013 - 09:26 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28078) Demonstrations, "Spirit of Detroit," 2001

Distraught over the court appointed removal of her children from her home, a woman stages a sit-in atop the “Spirit of Detroit” statue in downtown Detroit. Date:  2001-07-16 Physdesc:  Photograph Pho ...

Image - eclemens - 02/15/2012 - 09:39 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27844) Prohibition, Confiscation, Trumbull Street, Detroit, 1920s

A Prohibition agent stands in a flatbed of confiscated alcohol at the Trumbull Street Police Station on Detroit's West Side. Date:  Circa 1920s Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News ...

Image - eclemens - 01/17/2012 - 07:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28591) Race Riots, Violence, Detroit, 1943

A car, turned on its side, burns in front of the Mayfair Theater during the 1943 race riot. The fate of its African American driver is unknown. Date:  1943-06-21 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:&n ...

Image - eclemens - 06/08/2012 - 12:19 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11453) General Motors Strike, Fleetwood Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1939

Strikers picket outside of the Fleetwood Plant during the 1939 General Motors Strike, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1939 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (General Motors Corporation, ...

Image - eclemens - 10/22/2009 - 10:23 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25329) 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." In the background spectators standing on the roof of a building are in view. At far ri ...

Image - eclemens - 04/23/2013 - 09:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25337) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March to Freedom," Detroit, 1963

Thousands rally against racial discrimination on in downtown Detroit during the “March to Freedom” civil rights demonstration. Signs read "Enact Effective Legislation to End School Segregation," "Fight for Freedom -- Join the NAACP," and "Evers Die ...

Image - eclemens - 06/08/2011 - 09:37 - 0 comments - 3 attachments