Detroit--economic conditions

Jerome P. Cavanagh Papers

drice — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:06:22 -0400

The papers of Mr. Cavanagh, mayor of Detroit from 1962 to 1970. They include correspondence, reports, studies, speeches, minutes, and other materials of the mayor's office and commissions and departments of the city. Efforts, both local and national, in improving economic and racial conditions in Detroit are recorded in the collection. Subjects of interest include 1967 Detroit riot; Detroit Police Dept.; urban redevelopment programs; Detroit and Michigan politics; New Detroit, Inc.; poverty programs; housing; civil disorders and police problems; and all aspects of the urban complex. Smaller groups within the collection are the files of James L. Trainor, Fred Romanoff, Richard Strichartz, Jack Casey, and Sandra McClure, all members of the mayor's staff. Correspondents are government officials on every level: U .S. presidents, vice presidents, senators, congressmen, state officials, mayors of other cities, and other prominent public figures.

Estelle Wolf Photographs

eclemens — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 10:46:02 -0500

The Estelle Wolf photographs consist of 280 photographs Ms. Wolf took during her tenure as a WPA photographer in Detroit. Under the WPA, her assignments involved taking photos of workers on federally funded projects or of the people who benefited from these projects. The collection was originally housed in three scrapbooks. The photographs have been removed from the books, placed on archival backings, and are numbered by the original order. Some of the photographs in this collection were published within Progress in Michigan, a newsletter issued by the Michigan Works Progress Administration. Copies of Progress in Michigan can be found at the Bentley Historical Library of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Other examples of Wolf’s work can be found within the collections of the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress. For further information on Ms. Wolf's life, please consult her oral history within Grand Valley State University's Digital Collections.

Douglas A. Fraser Papers

drice — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:51:15 -0400

Douglas A. Fraser retired as UAW President in 1983 and began his professorial career at Wayne State University Labor Studies Department. As professor of Labor Studies at WSU, Fraser engaged workers, students, corporate professionals, and educators in discussion forums focusing on issues in labor and the urban environment. In recognition of his contribution to the field of Labor Studies WSU opened the Douglas A. Fraser Center for Workplace Issues in 1997. Fraser continued his involvement with the UAW into his retirement, attending union meetings, presenting at UAW conventions, and retirement dinners. Fraser also maintained an extensive resume of public appearances and speeches nationwide. Fraser addressed House and Senate Committees on topics ranging from health care, labor law, and human rights. Fraser also held multiple Presidential Appointments including the President’s Advisory Committee to Japan. Locally within Detroit Fraser served on the Detroit Economic Growth Committee, the Economic Club of Detroit, New Detroit, and the United Foundation of Detroit. Fraser partnered with management, co-chairing with Lee Iacocca the Michigan Governor’s Commission on Jobs & Economic Development. Pairing again with management to achieve workers rights Fraser co-chaired the Health Security Action Council with Ford Motor Company’s Peter Pestillo. Extending his influence beyond Detroit Fraser held visiting professorships at Harvard University, University of Oregon, and the University of Michigan.

This collection demonstrates Douglas Fraser's civic and academic involvement following his tenure as President of the UAW. This collection provides insight into the personal relationships Doug Fraser maintained and developed in his role as a university professor.This collection also contains information regarding the multiple roles Doug Fraser held on national and local councils and committees.

John C. Leggett Papers

srafferty — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:49:27 -0400

Collection consists of documents related to sociologist John C. Leggett's career. Primarily includes research related to Leggett's book Class, Race, and Labor: Working Class Consciousness in Detroit.

Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) Records

drice — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:43:34 -0400

SEMCOG grew out of primarily the Detroit Metropolitan Area Regional Planning Commission (DRPC) and the Supervisors Inter-County Committee (SICC) in an effort to consolidate regional planning agencies and avoid duplication of programs and services. SEMCOG has continued its predecessors' work of assisting local planning programs, collecting area planning data, and providing an infrastructure for procurement of federal aid.

Records in Part I document SEMCOG's predecessor, the DRPC, and its transition to and early operation of the Planning Division of SEMCOG, through the office files of Paul Reid, Executive Director at the time of transition. Contained therein are findings of various planning projects and studies conducted by the two entities.

Records in Part II relate primarily to the administration of SEMCOG and the environmental, transportation, and economic issues it dealt with.

Records in Part III related to SEMCOG's work in environment, transportation, and urban planning. Documented are the activities of executive directors John Amberger and Paul Tait, and the Executive and Advisory Council from SEMCOG's inception through 2003. The records of the Metropolitan Affairs Coalition (MAC) a private-sector sister organization to SEMCOG are also included.

Ruth Tenney Papers

abarker — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:07:42 -0400

Ruth Tenney was active in various citizens groups and Detroit area non-profits concerned with urban renewal, including the Citizens’ Governing Board of the Detroit Model Neighborhood Program, and the People’s Area Development Corporation (PADCO). Ms. Tenney’s papers reflect her activities with these organizations.

UAW President's Office: Douglas Fraser Records

drice — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:31:47 -0400

Douglas A. Fraser was elected UAW President in 1977 following the retirement of Leonard Woodcock. As UAW President Fraser presided over the emergence of Japanese auto imports into the previously US dominated auto industry, growing concerns over air quality, worker safety issues, and job re-training. In 1981 Fraser successfully reunited the UAW with the AFL-CIO after a 13 year absence. Fraser was also instrumental in assisting Chrysler Motor Company’s federal bailout loan to avoid the company’s bankruptcy and the loss of thousands of auto workers’ jobs in 1979. In recognition of his commitment to the success of both US auto companies and workers, in 1980 Fraser was the first union member to be elected to the Chrysler Board of Directors. Fraser retired from the UAW in 1983, succeeded by Owen Bieber, to begin his second career as Professor of Labor Studies at Wayne State University. Douglas Fraser died on February 23, 2008.

The collection is divided into two parts. Part 1 includes subjects such as Chrysler Corporation; UAW Regions 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D; Canadian autoworkers; Detroit economic development; foreign automobile industry; Democratic Party politics; plant closings; air pollution; contract negotiations; strikes; SUB; Progressive Alliance; Walter Reuther; and early retirement.

Part 2 represents subject files and International Executive Board files not represented in Office of the President Part 1. The subject files provide information regarding the UAW’s interaction with Chrysler Motor Coporation during the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, and detailed information related to the Chrysler Federal Loan Bailout. The International Executive Board Files provide insight into the interaction between the UAW Office of the President and the International Executive Board of the union.

UAW Special Projects Department Records

drice — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:26:09 -0500

Subjects include: administered prices; international automobile industry; profit sharing plans; automobile safety; cost-of-living adjustments; Detroit income tax; European Economic Community; fair labor standards; guaranteed annual wage; international economic development; ILO; McClellan Committee Hearings; multinational corporations; industrial migration; technological unemployment; politics; American economy

UAW Vice President's Office: Douglas Fraser Records

drice — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:18:56 -0500

Subjects include: collective bargaining and working conditions in the automobile industry; Canadian labor relations; automobile safety; Detroit economic development; international trade; Democratic Party politics; Michigan State Development Authority; Newspaper Guild Local 22; retired workers; UAW Community Action Program; UAW Chrysler Department

Joe Weaver Papers

pneirink — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:12:57 -0400

Joe Weaver was an award-winning broadcast journalist for WJBK-TV2 Detroit (later Fox 2 Detroit). Weaver became an anchor for WJBK-TV2 in 1963, where he covered social, political, and economic issues in Detroit and developed a reputation for his understanding of the automotive industry’s relationship with labor unions. The Joe Weaver Papers document Weaver’s three decades of news coverage at WJBK-TV2 and consist of his research notes, sources, broadcast scripts and production-related documents, and viewer correspondence. Subjects of particular interest include the automotive industry and the UAW, and issues related to race, education, housing, crime, and transit in Detroit. Viewer correspondence illustrates a range of attitudes and opinions from Detroit-area residents on the issues covered on WJBK-TV2 and on Weaver's treatment of the issues.

Stanley J. Winkelman Papers

abarker — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:29:50 -0400

Stanley Winkelman served as president and Chief Executive Officer of the historic Detroit retailer, Winkelman Stores, Inc. An active leader in the Detroit community, Mr. Winkelman served in a multitude of Detroit political and civic organizations, holding posts such as president of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit, on the Detroit Commission on Community Relations, and as chairman of New Detroit, Inc.

Mr. Winkelman’s papers document his professional life and his activities as an influential community leader, reflecting the affairs of Winkelman Stores, Inc., and his affiliations with community organizations throughout Metro Detroit.

Coleman Young Papers

drice — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:14:06 -0400

With a background in labor activities and civil rights, Coleman Young captured a Michigan State Senate seat in 1964, representing an east side Detroit district, and rose quickly to leadership posts in the Lansing legislature. Michigan Democrats elected him in 1968 to become the first black member ever to serve on the Democratic National Committee. In 1973, pledging to restore peace between the people and police of Detroit, Coleman Young announced as a candidate for Mayor of Detroit. He defeated the City's former police chief, John Nichols, in a bitter election contest in January 1974 and was re-elected in 1977,
1981, 1985 and 1989. He was one of the first African-Americans to be elected mayor of
a major U.S. city and served a total of twenty years. He was considered by many of his
constituents as a champion of the disadvantaged and disenfranchised. During Young’s
mayoral years, the city of Detroit faced numerous economic, political and social
challenges.

The papers in Part I of this collection reflect the years of Young's state senatorial service. The materials in Part II of this collection represent a portion of Coleman A. Young’s
correspondence and other documents from his tenure as mayor of Detroit, 1973-1993.

Collection Spotlight: Dale Rich Collection

cdavis — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:04:08 -0500

In honor of Black History Month, we highlight the Dale Rich Collection.

Over fifteen years ago, Mr. Dale Rich, professional photographer, longtime newspaperman, and historian, came to the Reuther Library to research African Americans and labor. As I, Access Archivist Carrolyn Davis, began working with him, he soon showed me hundreds of photographs he had taken over the years of the 2006 Detroit Public School Teachers Strike, of organizing groups supporting the teachers, of himself reenacting a black Civil War solider at the Elmwood Cemetery, and of the Detroit Labor Day Parade, especially the trucks driven by the Teamsters. read more »

Detroit's Corktown Neighborhood

Public Relations Team — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:48:09 -0400

In the Winter 2013 semester, the Reuther Library worked with students in the Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration program at the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science to produce a series of student-written, guest blog posts.

Caitlin Brennecke is a graduate student at Wayne State University in the Library and Information Science program with a focus on archival administration. Her interests include digitization of historical collections and the use of crowd sourcing in archives and libraries. For the past year she volunteered for the Detroit Historical Society at their Collection Resource Center and she recently began working in a private archive. read more »

Eleanor Josaitis — Hands Across the Racial Divide

wlefevre — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:32:36 -0400

As a symbol, it is exquisite in its simplicity. Two hands inside a circle, one black and one white, almost but never quite touching across the racial divide. This has been the logo of Focus: HOPE, an organization fighting for basic human rights in Detroit and Southeast Michigan for over forty years. And until her death last week, one of the leaders of the fight was Eleanor Josaitis. read more »

Gallery Announcement: Images from the Jerome P. Cavanagh Photographs

eclemens — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 10:57:53 -0400

The Walter P. Reuther Library is pleased to announce our latest image gallery: Selections from the Jerome P. Cavanagh Photographs.

Jerome P. Cavanagh (1928-1979) was mayor of the city of Detroit from 1962 until 1970. Born in Detroit on June 16, 1928, Cavanagh was read more »

Guest Post: History of Detroit's Virginia Park Neighborhood

Public Relations Team — Fri, 24 May 2019 10:30:41 -0400

Virginia Park, now officially a historic neighborhood in Detroit, was at the heart of the 1967 Rebellion. The district sits along Virginia Park Boulevard between Woodward and John R. and is now considered part of the New Center area. The neighborhood was the location of the Algiers Motel incident read more »

Hidden Gem: A.G. and Marie Mezerik Papers

aergas — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:09:24 -0400

It’s hard to explain to people just how extensive (over 2,500 collections) and varied the archival holdings of the Reuther Library are. When someone asks, we first respond with the “Big Ones, ” such as the UAW, the American Federation of Teachers, the Wayne State University Archives. There are important medium-sized collections too, among them Focus Hope, the United Farm Workers and the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW). Then there are the very small collections that are sometimes overlooked, hidden like small pebbles in a jar filled with big stones. These often contain fascinating materials that complement the Reuther’s more prominent collections.

One of these is the A.G. and Marie Mezerik Papers. read more »

HistoryPin Tour: Detroit's Chinese Community

eclemens — Fri, 26 May 2017 19:58:42 -0400

Many people are surprised to learn that Detroit once had two Chinatowns, both built by a resilient community that thrived in the city for nearly 100 years. As Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month draws to a close, we invite you to visit our latest HistoryPin tour: a look back on Detroit's Chinese Community. read more »

HistoryPin: Tour the Detroit Sit-Down Strikes of 1937

eclemens — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:14:23 -0500

The Reuther Library is pleased to announce its partnership with HistoryPin. For the uninitiated, HistoryPin is a popular, interactive social media platform that uses geotagging to link historical photographs to modern mapping systems. Partnering institutions and individuals--currently thousands across the globe-- “pin” still images, audio resources, or moving images to their subject’s original location. These pins can be grouped together in a tour or collection, each allowing for the individual user to explore historical topics or locations. The platform is widely available through a website or via mobile device applications. read more »

Subject Focus: Black Revolutionaries

eclemens — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:21:12 -0500

The Reuther Library celebrates African American History Month with a brief look at resources in our collections that deal with the topic of Black revolutionaries. We define Black revolutionaries as persons or groups whose goal was to create a positive change in the lives of African Americans through radical action. The means to this end varied from person to person, organization to organization - the action could be carried out with words or through armed conflict, the desired results could be equality for all or separation of races all together. The following resources chronicle the struggle for identity and equality and highlight the rich legacy of social and political activism and reform within the various revolutionary movements. read more »

Subject Focus: Poverty and Charity in Turn-of-the-Century Detroit

teller — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:39:53 -0500

In the late 19th century Detroit’s industrial base and burgeoning prosperity quickly attracted immigrants from across the country and around the world, increasing the city’s population six-fold between 1860 and 1900. While the strong and industrious were able to find steady work, the city proved to be harsh to ill or injured laborers, the elderly and widowed, and others for whom life had not been kind. Numerous public and private social service organizations and charities formed to serve the needs of the growing number of Detroit residents living in poverty. read more »

The 1943 Detroit Race Riot

jruss — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:07:36 -0400

On June 20, 1943, a fight broke out between African American and white Detroiters spending their Sunday on Belle Isle, the city’s large park in the middle of the Detroit River. Fighting spread to the mainland, and rumors crisscrossed the city, stoking racial tensions that had been running high and threatening to boil over into violence for months. Rioting spread, with little attempt from the police to stop it (in fact, much evidence points to many white police facilitating and even participating in violence against African Americans), and by the time President Franklin Roosevelt sent in federal troops on the evening of June 21, hundreds had been injured, and 34 people had died: 25 African American (17 of whom were shot by police), and 9 white. Of the arrests made later, 85% were African American. read more »

The Civil Unrest of 1967

eclemens — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:43:38 -0400

Despite a century of progressive innovation in Detroit, it is a sad reality that the events of July 23-27, 1967 are among the city’s defining moments. The five-day period of civil unrest and extreme chaos caused physical damage to the city and emotional trauma to its people. Decades later, the aftereffects of the damage and trauma linger on.

The violence was not totally unexpected. Rumors of an uprising had been swirling throughout the city for the better part of the summer. Radicalism was on the rise, and talk of self-determination and separatism read more »

The Popular Crimetown Podcast Digs into Detroit Crime by Digging into the Reuther Library’s Collections

mwallace — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:22:50 -0400

The new season of the hit podcast Crimetown will use material from various collections at the Walter P. Reuther Library. Each season of Crimetown examines the “culture of crime” in a different American city. This upcoming season they are focusing on Detroit and using film, video, and sound from the Reuther’s collections. read more »

(26121) Riots, Rebellions, Housing, National Guard, Boy Scouts, 1967

eclemens — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:21:54 -0400

A view of tents set up for visiting National Guardsmen and Firemen during the civil unrest of 1967 by Boy Scout troop 1428.

Courtesy Detroit News Collection.

(28650) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:11:00 -0400

Dozens of African Americans meet outside of a home after families attempting to move into the Sojourner Truth Housing Project were met by over 1200 angry, white demonstrators.

Leggett Papers Survey

mcourtney — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:22:28 -0400

An image from one of John Leggett's research surveys related to Leggett's book Class, Race, and Labor: Working Class Consciousness in Detroit.

(318) Riots, Rebellions, 12th Street, 1967

eclemens — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:00:32 -0400

12th Street descends into chaos on the first day of the civil unrest of 1967. At rear, center, the Blind Pig, whose raid by police officers sparked the conflict, can be seen behind the Economy Printing sign. In the distance a photographer snaps pictures of the scene.

(1188) Flyer, Sojourner Truth Housing Project, 1942

eclemens — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:30:59 -0400

A flyer, created by local whites, asks for assistance from people outside their neighborhood at Nevada and Fenkell in keeping African Americans from moving into the Sojourner Truth Housing Project. Courtesy of the Charles A. Hill Collection

(1608) Depression, Hoovervilles, Detroit, 1930s

eclemens — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:17:19 -0400

Photograph, taken near Detroit's Black Bottom neighborhood, shows sub-standard housing available to the poor during the Great Depression.

Snapshot part of a series taken by Walter and Victor Reuther.

(1681) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

eclemens — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:54:48 -0400

Homeless men sleep on a tarp in a vacant lot, Detroit, Michigan.

NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and Fifth Street. Spina spent ten days living on the Row to document the way people lived.

(1682) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

eclemens — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:06:39 -0400

An unidentified woman relaxes in an undisclosed bar, Detroit, Michigan.

NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and Fifth Street. Spina spent ten days living on the Row to document the way people lived.

(1683) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

eclemens — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:01:57 -0400

Unidentified subjects sit at a bar on Michigan Ave.’s “Skid Row”, Detroit, Michigan.

NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and Fifth Street. Spina spent ten days living on the Row to document the way people lived.

(1684) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

eclemens — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:57:38 -0400

Homeless men sit outside of their shanties on Michigan Ave’s “Skid Row,” Detroit, Michigan.

NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and Fifth Street. Spina spent ten days living on the Row to document the way people lived.

(1686) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

eclemens — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:53:47 -0400

Homeless men drink from a bottle wrapped in a brown paper bag and rest on newspapers in a vacant lot on Michigan Ave’s “Skid Row”, Detroit, Michigan.

NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and Fifth Street. Spina spent ten days living on the Row to document the way people lived.

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

eclemens — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:49:19 -0400

Patrons line the bar as a woman dances and waives at the photographer inside an undisclosed bar on Michigan Ave., Detroit, Michigan.

NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and Fifth Street. Spina spent ten days living on the Row to document the way people lived.

(1689) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

eclemens — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:18:12 -0400

A homeless men rests on the sidewalk outside of the Torpedo Bar on Michigan Ave’s “Skid Row”, Detroit, Michigan.

NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and Fifth Street. Spina spent ten days living on the Row to document the way people lived.

(1690) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

eclemens — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:16:21 -0400

A homeless men rests on the sidewalk outside of a bar on Michigan Ave’s “Skid Row”, Detroit, Michigan.

NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and Fifth Street. Spina spent ten days living on the Row to document the way people lived.

(1691) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

eclemens — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:14:18 -0400

A man pulls himself off of his cot, possibly at a homeless shelter on Michigan Ave’s “Skid Row,” Detroit, Michigan.

NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and Fifth Street. Spina spent ten days living on the Row to document the way people lived.

(1692) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

eclemens — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:11:31 -0400

A man and a woman stand amidst the cars outside of a wholesale grocers on Michigan Ave’s “Skid Row”, Detroit, Michigan.

NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and Fifth Street. Spina spent ten days living on the Row to document the way people lived.

(2663) Feature Stories, Evictions, Detroit, Michigan, 1954

eclemens — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:16:58 -0400

A woman and her child attempt to hold back tears after they are evicted from their home, Detroit, Michigan. In the background their furniture and other belongings are piled on the sidewalk.

(2788) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

eclemens — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:29:09 -0400

Portrait of a man sitting in front of glass storefront with a dog on lap, Detroit, Michigan.

From the back of the photograph: “This man was a familiar figure for years in Downtown Detroit. His last name was Shaefer. He would sit on the corner of Michigan and Griswold with his dog and just smile or would talk to people as they passed by. I gave him a print of this photo. In the mid-1970s he disappeared and was never seen again.” - Tony Spina

NOTE: Part of an expose series of Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan between Washington Blvd. and Fifth Street. Spina spent ten days living on the row to document the way people lived. (2788).

(2789) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave, Detroit, 1950s

eclemens — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:58:15 -0400

A woman, approximately 70 years of age, sits at table in an unidentified bar with a shot of whiskey in one hand and a cigarette in the other, Detroit, Michigan.

NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and Fifth Street. Spina spent ten days living on the Row to document the way people lived.

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

eclemens — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:38:44 -0400

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.

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

eclemens — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:39:00 -0400

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

(7825) On Leong Chinese Merchants Association, Detroit, 1941

eclemens — Fri, 19 May 2017 15:43:39 -0400

A meeting of On Leong, the Chinese Merchant's Association, held on the evening that the United States entered the Second World War.

(11884) Demonstration, Civil Rights, Poor People's Campaign, Detroit, 1968

eclemens — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:34:45 -0400

Protesters and activists march down Woodward Ave. during a Poor People’s Campaign demonstration, Detroit, Michigan. At center is Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams and Congressman Charles Diggs.

(11968) Poverty Scenes, Salvation Army, Michigan Ave, Detroit, 1952

eclemens — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:48:31 -0400

Homeless men bow their heads in prayer as the Salvation Army “Bowery Corps” play.

(11997) Poverty Scenes, Salvation Army, Michigan Ave, Detroit, 1952

eclemens — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:50:35 -0400

Homeless men bow their heads in prayer as the Salvation Army “Bowery Corps” play.