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The Housing Act of 1949, part of President Truman’s domestic program known as the Fair Deal, greatly expanded the federal government’s role in public housing. A section of the slum clearance provisions outlined in the legislation addressed the…

The Housing Act of 1949, part of President Truman’s domestic program known as the Fair Deal, greatly expanded the federal government’s role in public housing. A section of the slum clearance provisions outlined in the legislation addressed the…

“Grocery Store Facts,” some of the main conclusions from HOPE 68, 1969. What role does access to grocery stores and product selection play in the livability of an area?
Source: Focus: HOPE Records, Box 4, folder 15.

Booklet of articles from the publication Leviathan, it chronicles the historical origins and political philosophies of DRUM and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, an umbrella organization formed out of DRUM that networked all the recently…

In 1968, John Watson was selected as editor of Wayne State University’s Daily Collegian, which he changed to the, “South End,” in recognition of Wayne State’s location south of General Motors. He turned the newspaper into a resource for radical…

Local community, law enforcement, and political representatives meet at Detroit’s 10th precinct to develop a plan of action. At right, Representative John Conyers takes the podium. At far left is State Civil Rights Commissioner Damon Keith.

Local community, law enforcement, and political representatives meet at Detroit’s 10th precinct to develop a plan of action. At left, Police Commissioner Ray Girardin listens as Councilman Rev. Nicholas Hood speaks.

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.

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.

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

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

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…