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Front cover of a brochure for Central Park Plaza. Designed by the architectural firm of Giffels and Rosetti, Central Park Plaza offered "every convenience for easier, finer living." The majority of residents displaced by Central Park Plaza's…

Back cover of a brochure for Central Park Plaza, which features a map of the area. Designed by the architectural firm of Giffels and Rosetti, Central Park Plaza offered "every convenience for easier, finer living." The majority of residents displaced…

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.

An unseen Detroit Police Officer prepares to arrest four African American men, Detroit, Michigan. In the foreground, a National Guardsman trains his rifle on the suspects.

Lease for five commando armored cars from the Cadillac Gage Company to the city of Detroit. July 24, 1967.

Material located in box 398, folder 7.

Anti-University City II cartoon. The University City A Citizens District Council was an alternate form of government established by the Model Neighborhoods program (discussed earlier in the Fair Housing Ordinance panel) to represent residents living…

Anti-S.T.R.E.S.S. pamphlet. Undated. Source: Kenneth V. and Sheila M. Cockrel Papers. Box 4, folder 35.

Campaign flyer from Birmingham, MI for candidates for Commissioners, running on an anti-open housing platform. That same election, Birmingham passed its own fair housing law. This document shows how opponents to anti-discriminatory housing measures…

Community meeting announcement flyer to oppose the development of University City II. 1969. Source: Ruth M. Tenney Papers, Box 13, folder 18.

Donors fill Red Cross headquarters in downtown Detroit as they try to replenish the blood supply for Detroit during the Civil Unrest of 1967.

The defendants in the Algiers Motel Incident trial. Three police officers and a private security guard (second from left), after their acquittal by an all-white jury on federal conspiracy charges. February 25, 1970.

A bird's-eye view of 12th Street during the first day of the 1967 Civil Unrest. "Black Power" is painted in the center of the street. The Chit Chat Lounge is in view at upper, right corner.