Demonstration in Detroit protesting the S.T.R.E.S.S. (Stop the Robberies and Enjoy Safe Streets) program.
Item
Title
Demonstration in Detroit protesting the S.T.R.E.S.S. (Stop the Robberies and Enjoy Safe Streets) program.
Description
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 racial targeting and excessive force. Mayor Coleman Young eliminated the program in 1974. September 23, 1971.
Creator
Detroit News (Firm)
Date
1971-09-23
Identifier
vmc1121_2
Publisher
Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University.
Relation
reformatted digital
Rights
When this material is shared, credit shall read: Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
Source
Detroit News Photograph Collection (UAV002691)
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights | Civil Rights Demonstrations | Civil rights demonstrations--Michigan—Detroit | Crowds | Crowds--Michigan--Detroit | Picketing | Picketing--Michigan--Detroit | Police Dept.