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Interior view of the United Community League for Civil Action, the Blind Pig at 9125 12th St. where the Civil Unrest of 1967 began. A blind pig is a term for an establishment serving alcohol without a license.

Members of the NAACP’s Housing Committee create signs in the offices of the Detroit Branch for use in a future demonstration.

Infantrymen of the 82nd Airborne Division and members of the Detroit Police Department stand guard at E. Grand Boulevard.

Thousands rally against racial discrimination in downtown Detroit during the “Walk to Freedom” civil rights demonstration. Demonstrators carry signs that read "I want to Live Where I Choose! White House for Rent...No Color Barrier," "Equal Housing"…

Detroit Police officer Crear Mitchell puts a bayonet on his rifle in preparation for patrol near 12th and Clairmount on the first day of the Unrest. He wears a black stocking cap over his white helmet, presumably to prevent its reflection from…

Violence took different forms across the city. Police raided the Algiers Motel on Woodward Avenue looking for rumored snipers. While questioning motel guests, police killed 3 Black men in the hotel, beat 9 others, and found no snipers. This became…

Images from Focus: HOPE’s senior program. Circa 1975. Source: Focus: HOPE Records.

Images from Focus: HOPE’s senior program. Circa 1975. Source: Focus: HOPE Records.

Mock-up of the proposed riverfront domed football stadium. c. 1969.

Members of the Detroit Fire Department brace themselves as they fight fires at two buildings on Michigan Avenue at Trumbull.

Image from the groundbreaking ceremony of the Detroit Renaissance Center. May 22, 1973.

Mayor Young and R&B musician Stevie Wonder speaking together. September 26, 1974.