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Uniformed police officers "pat down" a man leaned up against a police car at Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan.

Police Commissioner Ray Girardin compiled a list of items that he felt should be purchased to enable the Detroit Police Department to better respond to Civil Unrest. This report was dated October 24, 1967 and delivered to the Detroit Common Council.…

A graphic from page 29 of Why Race Riots? An Analysis suggests ways to reduce racial tension following Detroit’s 1943 Race Riot. July 1943. Walter P. Reuther Library Vertical Files Collection, Box 128.

The NAACP published a pamphlet titled What Caused the Detroit Riot? An Analysis, written by Walter White and Thurgood Marshall. July 1943. Walter P. Reuther Library Vertical Files Collection, Box 128.

A graphic depicts the consequences of property covenants restricting where Black residents may live. Civil Rights Congress of Michigan Records, Box 66.

Street cars and automobiles barely escape damage as a fire ball erupts from a car tipped over by a mob during the 1943 Race Riot in Detroit, Michigan.

Northwest Community Organization pamphlet. 1970. Source: Mel Ravitz Papers, Box 25, folder 144.

Northwest Community Organization pamphlet. An example of a community organization created post-1967 by residents to combat the root causes of the Unrest through positive action. Source: Mel Ravitz Papers, Box 25, folder 144.

Headline from the United Automobile Worker: Local 190 Packard Edition. February 15, 1942. James Lindahl Papers, Box 3, Folder 9.

A page from the The Michigan Chronicle, Detroit's major Black newspaper, describes the mood on Kercheval Street following an uprising there. August 20, 1966. Walter P. Reuther Vertical Files Collection, Box 52.

The Michigan Chronicle reports on the “Packard Hate Strike,” during which white workers walked off the job in protest of Black worker advancement. June 5, 1943. James Lindahl Papers, Box 1, Folder 6.

An undated newspaper clipping notes the inadequate housing for Black war workers. c. 1940s. Civil Rights Congress of Michigan Records, Box 66.