Dale Rich Collection

(28042) Demonstrations, NAACP, Funeral, "N-Word," 2007

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:02:14 -0500

Thousands of people march towards Hart Plaza for the symbolic funeral of “the N-word.”
The celebration included a pine casket with the word inside that was carriage pulled through the streets of Detroit in a horse-drawn carriage. Speakers included Governor Jennifer Granholm and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The burial was part of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's national convention.

(28043) Demonstrations, NAACP, Funerals, "N-Word," 2007

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:05:20 -0500

Pallbearers carry a pine casket out of Cobo Center, where the national convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's took place, towards Hart Plaza during a symbolic funeral for the "N-Word." Speakers included Governor Jennifer Granholm and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.

(28044) Demonstrations, Affirmative Action, University of Michigan, 2001

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:22:57 -0500

Anti-Affirmative Action demonstrators hold their own protest on the campus of the University of Michigan as supporters of Affirmative Action march against the ruling of Grutter v. Bollinger. The ruling invalidated the practice of Affirmative Action, or use of race as a factor in admissions, at the University of Michigan Law School.

(28045) Memorials, Landmarks, Malice Green, Detroit, 1998

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:29:57 -0500

The memorial wall for Malice Green, located at West Warren and 23rd Street.

Malice Green, a black man, died after he was beaten by two white Detroit Police officers police during a traffic stop on November 5, 1992. The mural, created by artist Bennie White Israel, has been retouched and maintained through the years. The building was the former medical office of Dr. Alexander Turner.

(28046) Landmarks, Ossian Sweet House, Detroit, 2001

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:34:35 -0500

A view of the street signs at the corner home of Dr. Ossian Sweet at Charlevoix and Garland on Detroit’s east side.

(28047) Landmarks, Ossian Sweet House, Detroit, 2001

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:37:35 -0500

A view of the former home of Dr. Ossian Sweet at Charlevoix and Garland on Detroit’s east side.

(28048) Landmarks, Art Instillations, Detroit, Heidelberg Project, 1990s

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:39:37 -0500

The home of Tyree Guyton’s mother, on the corner of Chene and Canfield, displays support for the Detroit Newspaper Strike. Guyton, an internationally renown artist, is best known for his open-air art installation and non-profit organization called “The Heidelberg Project.”

(28049) Demonstrations, Recall Campaigns, Mayor Dennis Archer, Detroit, 1998

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:18:00 -0500

Louis Ballenger holds a sign that demands the recall of Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer during a protest at Orchestra Hall.

(28050) Funerals, Mayor Coleman Young, Detroit, 1995

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:33:40 -0500

Mourners pay their respects during the funeral of former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young.

(28051) Memorials, Landmarks, Malice Green, Detroit, 1998

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:31:27 -0500

The close view of the memorial wall for Malice Green, located at West Warren and 23rd Street.

(28052) Landmarks, Black Jesus, Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit, 1998

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:05:21 -0500

“Black Jesus” Shrine at Sacred Heart Seminary located at Linwood and West Chicago Boulevard.

“Black Jesus” came into being during the second day of the Civil Unrest of 1967 when an African American house painter painted the hands, feet and face of the white Sacred Heart of Jesus statue black. The Seminary survived the Civil Unrest of 1967 unscathed and has continued to repaint the statue black, as needed, over the decades.

(28053) Landmarks, Gem Theatre Detroit, 1997

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:54:21 -0500

Detroit’s historic Gem Theatre slowly makes its way toward its new home at 333 Madison Avenue.

The building was restored by Chuck Forbes in 1991 but faced demolition shortly after when plans were drawn for the construction Comerica Park and Ford Field near its location. The building was moved on November 10, 1997, earning a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as being the heaviest building ever moved on wheels.

(28054) J.L. Hudson Department Store, Demolition, 1998

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:57:45 -0500

The last moments of Detroit’s J.L. Hudson Department Store.

At 2.2 million square feet, it was the second largest department store in the country and the largest building of its kind, at that time, to face implosion.

(28055) J.L. Hudson Department Store, Demolition, 1998

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:59:29 -0500

The last moments of Detroit’s J.L. Hudson Department Store.

At 2.2 million square feet, it was the second largest department store in the country and the largest building of its kind, at that time, to face implosion.

(28056) Demonstrations, Reform, Detroit Public Schools, 1999

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:20:29 -0500

Mrs. Bowene is carried out of Murray Wright High School by security guards during a Detroit School Board Reform Meeting.

(28056) Demonstrations, Strikes, Detroit Public Schools, 1998-1999

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:22:49 -0500

A young girl decorates the sidewalk outside of the School Center Building during a vote for the 1998-1999 American Federation of Teachers/Detroit Federation of Teachers Strike.

(28061) NAACP, Fight for Freedom Dinner, Archer, 2008

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:24:36 -0500

Dennis Archer addresses an audience of 10,000 at the 53rd annual Fight For Freedom Dinner.

(28062) NAACP, Fight for Freedom Dinner, Kilpatrick, 2008

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:26:50 -0500

Kwame Kilpatrick addresses an audience of 10,000 at the 53rd annual NAACP Fight For Freedom Dinner.

(28063) NAACP, Fight for Freedom Dinner, Kilpatrick, 2008

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:43:37 -0500

Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick addresses an audience of 10,000 at the 53rd annual Fight For Freedom Dinner.

(28064) NAACP, Fight for Freedom Dinner, Wright, 2008

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:59:25 -0500

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. addresses an audience of 10,000 at the 53rd annual Fight For Freedom Dinner.

(28065) Strikes, Detroit Newspaper Strike, 1996

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:20:10 -0500

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 Trumka, Bishop Gambleton, Reverend Rowe, Susan Watson, Dia Pierce, Sean Ellis, Emily Evrett.

(28066) Strikes, Detroit Newspaper Strike, 1996

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:21:55 -0500

Members of RADD (Radical Action Disciple Deployment Team) handcuff themselves to the front doors of the Detroit Free Press in support of the Detroit Newspaper Strike.

(28067) Strikes, Newspaper Strike, Detroit, 1997

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:23:33 -0500

Gloria Corbin holds a picket in support of the Detroit Newspaper Strike.

(28068) Strikes, Newspaper Strike, Detroit, 1995

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:26:42 -0500

Dick Gregory lights candles at Central Methodist Church in support of the Detroit Newspaper Strike. Over 2000 candles were lit, one for every Newspaper Guild member on strike.

(28069) Demonstrations, Affirmative Action, University of Michigan, 2001

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:24:55 -0500

Demonstrators march through the campus of the University of Michigan in protest of the ruling of Grutter v. Bollinger. The ruling invalidated the practice of Affirmative Action, or use of race as a factor in admissions, at the University of Michigan Law School. At center is the Rev. Jessie Jackson.

(28070) Demonstrations, Affirmative Action, University of Michigan, 2001

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:27:32 -0500

(28071) Demonstrations, Million Woman March, Philadelphia, 1997

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:44:09 -0500

A woman carried a sign that reads “I am one in a million” during the Million Woman March.

(28072) Demonstrations, Million Woman March, Philadelphia, 1997

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:49:07 -0500

A view of thousands of demonstrators from the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art during the Million Woman March.

(28073) Demonstrations, Museum of African American History, Detroit, 1995

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:26:54 -0500

Demonstrators carry pickets in front of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on Woodward and Warren in protest of the nearby Charles Wright Museum of African American History. The protest was against the creation of a core exhibit at the Charles Wright Museum designed by a “non-black” person that showed the interior of a slave ship. At front, holding a sign that reads "Slave Museum," is the artist Benny White Ethiopia Israel. Behind him, with face in profile, stands Abdul Raheem.

(28074) Demonstrations, GAR Building, Daughters of the Union, 2000

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:06:45 -0500

Daughters of the Union, descendants of African American Civil War soldiers, protest the taking of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Building on the corner of Grand River and Cass Avenue.

(28075) Demonstrations, Civil Rights March, Anniversary, Detroit, 2003

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:14:11 -0500

Local political and organized labor leaders head the march down Woodward Ave. in commemoration of the 1963 “Walk to Freedom” civil rights march.

At center is Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Third from right is UAW President Ron Gettelfinger.

(28077) Memorials, Civil War, 102nd Infantry, Elmwood Cemetery, 2001

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:21:17 -0500

U.S. Congressman David Bonior greets civil war re-enactors at Detroit’s Elmwood Cemetery during a ceremony in honor of the 102nd infantry.

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

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:39:28 -0500

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.

(28070) Detroit Fire Department, 1997

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:31:11 -0500

A female Detroit Firefighter takes a break after answering a call.

(28082) Bill Lucy, Labor Day, Detroit, 2008

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:42:38 -0500

Bill Lucy addresses the crowd at the Labor Day celebration in downtown Detroit.

(28083) Hoffa, Sweeney, Gettelfinger, Labor Day, Detroit, 2008

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:45:01 -0500

James Hoffa, Jr. John Sweeney, and Ron Gettelfinger pose for a photo during the Labor Day celebration in downtown Detroit.

(28084) Hoffa, Labor Day, Detroit, 2008

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:47:15 -0500

James Hoffa, Jr. addresses the crowd at the Labor Day celebration in downtown Detroit.

(28084) Obama, Labor Day, Detroit, 2008

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:49:36 -0500

Senator Barack Obama greets the crowd as he makes his way toward the dais at the Labor Day celebration in downtown Detroit.

(28086) Obama, Labor Day, Detroit, 2008

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:52:09 -0500

Senator Obama addresses the crowd at the Labor Day celebration in downtown Detroit.

(28087) Obama, Labor Day, Detroit, 2008

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:03:22 -0500

Senator Obama addresses the crowd at the Labor Day celebration in downtown Detroit.

(28088) Obama, Labor Day, Detroit, 2008

eclemens — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:04:37 -0500

Senator Obama addresses the crowd at the Labor Day celebration in downtown Detroit.

(32047) Demonstrations, Strikes, Detroit Newspaper Strike, 1996

mwallace — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:00:38 -0400

General Baker is escorted away as he demonstrates as a member of "Reader's United," a group formed to support the Detroit Newspaper Strike.

(32830) Civil Rights March on Edmund Pettus Bridge, Alabama

cwesterman — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:04:35 -0400

Civil rights protestors march on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 8, 2015.

(38417) Michigan Poor People's Campaign, Demonstrations, 2018

eclemens — Wed, 23 May 2018 14:45:24 -0400

Two women, one of whom is likely a sister from the Immaculate Heart of Mary Motherhouse in Monroe, Michigan, is arrested during a demonstration by the Michigan “Poor People’s Campaign.” Sixteen protesters were arrested for blocking the entrance of the state Department of Health and Human Services.

The events, modeled after the Poor People’s Campaign of 1968, called for racial, economic, environmental and immigration justice. Michigan was one of 30 states participating in the six-week long project.

(38418) Michigan Poor People's Campaign, Demonstrations, 2018

eclemens — Wed, 23 May 2018 14:43:02 -0400

A member of the clergy is arrested during the second of six planned demonstrations by the Michigan “Poor People’s Campaign.” The clergyman, along with 15 other protesters were arrested for blocking the entrance of the state Department of Health and Human Services.

(38419) Michigan Poor People's Campaign, Demonstrations, 2018

eclemens — Wed, 23 May 2018 14:40:30 -0400

Supporters of Michigan’s “Poor People’s Campaign” carry signs in downtown Lansing.

(38420) Michigan Poor People's Campaign, Demonstrations, 2018

eclemens — Wed, 23 May 2018 14:47:07 -0400

Supporters of Michigan’s “Poor People’s Campaign” carry signs in downtown Lansing.

(38421) Michigan Poor People's Campaign, Demonstrations, 2018

eclemens — Wed, 23 May 2018 14:48:33 -0400

Supporters of Michigan’s “Poor People’s Campaign” carry signs in downtown Lansing.

(38422) Michigan Poor People's Campaign, Demonstrations, 2018

eclemens — Wed, 23 May 2018 14:50:19 -0400

Supporters of Michigan’s “Poor People’s Campaign” carry signs in downtown Lansing.

(38423) Michigan Poor People's Campaign, Demonstrations, 2018

eclemens — Wed, 23 May 2018 14:52:01 -0400

A child holds a sign that reads “End Systemic Racism” during a demonstration held by Michigan’s “Poor People’s Campaign.”