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Governor George Romney and Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh watch events unfold “in the field,” likely from the grounds of Southeastern High School.

City-Wide Citizens Action Committee flyer. 1967. The CCAC was led by the Reverend Albert B. Cleage, noted political and religious activist who launched the Black Christian National Movement in 1967. Source: NAACP Detroit Branch Records, Box 3, folder…

A Bureau of Labor Statistics chart details work stoppages in 1943 by white employees in Detroit factories over issues related to the job advancement of Black workers. July 1943. Walter P. Reuther Library Vertical Files Collection, Box 128.

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"…

Reverend Albert Cleage (later Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman), a prominent Detroit-based activist, exhibited dimensions of Black nationalism through a number of associations. Here, Cleage addresses the audience at Cobo Hall following the “Walk to Freedom”…

Coleman Young’s campaign positions on housing and homeownership, Economic Club speech notes. October 29, 1973. Source: Coleman Young Papers. Box 2, folder 4.

The Detroit Commission on Community Relations expresses optimism that the relationship between the African American Community and the police are improving. August 6, 1962. Detroit Commission on Community Relations/Human Rights Department Collection,…

U.S. Congressman John Conyers addresses the crowd on 12th Street in an attempt to stop destruction in the city. Conyers, who represented Virginia Park’s district, was one of dozens of local and statewide political, civic, religious, and civil rights…

Rep. John Conyers tries, in vain, to get the attention of the crowds around him as he implores for a peaceful resolution during the first day of the Unrest.

A flood of prisoners are released from the County Jail and loaded onto a waiting bus as National Guardsmen and Police look on.

Demonstration in Detroit protesting the S.T.R.E.S.S. (Stop the Robberies and Enjoy Safe Streets) program. A police unit established in 1971 to address street crime, S.T.R.E.S.S. was highly controversial. Citizens accused S.T.R.E.S.S. of promoting…

The NAACP Detroit Branch provides recommendations to reduce racial tensions between the Detroit Police Department and Black residents. September 8, 1964. Detroit Commission on Community Relations/Human Rights Department Collection, Part 3, Box 65,…