Detroit's Civil Rights Struggle
“Detroit’s Civil Rights Struggle: Reconstruction through an Insurrection: Panel 3” was the third and final part of the Detroit Historical Society’s Black Historic Sites Committee’s series “Detroit’s Civil Rights Struggle: Reconstruction through an Insurrection.” It was held at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Panelists discussed Detroit’s civil rights movement of the years 1954-1967, focusing on the late 1950s through early 1960s and discussing wh… read more
Panelists discussed Detroit’s civil rights movement of the years 1954-1967, focusing on the late 1950s through early 1960s and discussing what led Detroit to the “Insurrection” of 1967 and its aftermath, including what came to be known as “Urban Development.”
“Detroit’s Civil Rights Struggle: Reconstruction through an Insurrection: Panel 3” was the third and final part of the Detroit Historical Society’s Black Historic Sites Committee’s series “Detroit’s Civil Rights Struggle: Reconstruction through an Insurrection.” It was held at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum close
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