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Logo for the Model Neighborhood program, Detroit's local Model Cities initiative. Source: Ruth Tenney Papers, Box 8, folder 1.

“Young Ideas” and “Young Train” music record. Songs in support of Coleman Young’s mayoral campaign performed by the Originals. Issued as a promotional single by Motown Records. 1973. Source: Coleman A. Young Papers, Part II, Audiovisual materials,…

“Young Ideas” and “Young Train” music record. Songs in support of Coleman Young’s mayoral campaign performed by the Originals. Issued as a promotional single by Motown Records. 1973. Source: Coleman A. Young Papers, Part II, Audiovisual materials,…

“Young Ideas” and “Young Train” music record. Songs in support of Coleman Young’s mayoral campaign performed by the Originals. Issued as a promotional single by Motown Records. 1973. Source: Coleman A. Young Papers, Part II, Audiovisual materials,…

Municipal/State/Federal Employees, an Unemployment Office in Detroit. Undated.

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

Members and supporters of the NAACP picket outside of the Open Occupancy Hearing at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan.

Students listen to Malcolm X speak in Wayne State University’s State Hall in Detroit, Michigan about the Nation of Islam, warning that, “We are not afraid to go to jail or afraid to take the life of those who take our life. We believe in fair…

Police officers accompany National Guardsmen as they jump from their transport vehicle onto Linwood Avenue, Detroit. In the background one can see burning businesses and a police blockade. Photographer's Note: "National Guardsmen enter the Riot area.…

Caption reads: "GUARD LEAVES, BUT SORROW STAYS- Some Michigan National Guard equipment rolls out of Detroit Tuesday after Civil Unrest subsided, but a woman weeps quietly as she heads for a funeral. Tanya Lynn Blanding, 4, was killed, apparently by a…

National guardsman Gary Ciko of Hamtramck watches for snipers as buildings burn on Linwood Street.

National Guardsmen are pinned down by gunfire at the McGraw police station in Detroit's 6th precinct. See map of incidents to learn more about reports of sniper fire in the City.