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

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…

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.

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.

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.

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…

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…

Envisioned and designed to build a "new type of inner city habitation," Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh released the final report for the Gratiot Redevelopment Project in 1964, eighteen years after planning began. Detroit was the first city in the United…

“Elect Coleman Young Mayor” campaign poster. 1973. Source: Coleman A. Young Papers, Part II, Box 107, folder 2.

Protesters outside the Veterans Memorial Building where a conference addressing the needs of the nation’s poor, attended by President Jimmy Carter, was taking place. 1977.

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…

Detroit’s Civil Unrest had captured the attention of the nation. Mayor Jerome Cavanagh appeared on Meet the Press on July 30 to defend his leadership during the previous week. At left is Edwin Newman, moderator of the panel discussion.