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 exchange. This is the price of freedom, and we are prepared to pay the price.”
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. I took this photo standing on top of the cab of the following truck. I used a 35mm lens to encompass a large area of background."
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 police or National Guard bullet, during the height of the burning, looting and killings last week. Her funeral was held Tuesday with some 200 mourners attending."
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.
An NAACP Detroit Branch news release objects to discriminatory home loan and employment policies by a Detroit bank. October 29, 1963. NAACP Detroit Branch Records, Part I, Box 24.
Issue of a newsletter announcing the establishment of neighborhood employment conferences to promote equal opportunity in Michigan. August 1956. UAW Women's Department: Lillian Hatcher Records, Box 1, Folder 7.
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.
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.
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.
A graphic depicts the consequences of property covenants restricting where Black residents may live. Civil Rights Congress of Michigan Records, Box 66.
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 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.
