Karen Tarnas
In this interview, Tarnas discusses growing up in the city, in both the Boston-Edison neighborhood. She discusses what she and her siblings did growing up and what the neighborhood was like. She talks about how the neighborhood has changed from the time she lived there until the time she moved out.
Detroit Historical Society
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Brenda Peek, May 15th, 2017
In this interview, Brenda Peek discusses her impressions of Detroit, as well as both her own and her former husband Lonnie Peek’s work after the events of July 1967 including the People’s Tribunal and mock trial of the Algiers Motel Incident and her work conducting a survey as part of the Kerner Commission.
Detroit Historical Society
11/10/2017
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
Audio/Mp3
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Oral History
Ophelia Northcross, August 19th, 1998
In this interview, Northcross talks about her memories of the Boston-Edison neighborhood of Detroit and the changes she witnessed over time. She talks about the tensions between the Jewish and black populations in the area, particularly in the Twelfth Street area that she regards as part of the cause for the violence of the summer of 1967. She also shares her memories of the social scene of the black professional community in the area at the time.
Detroit Historical Society
11/10/2017
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
Audio/MP3
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Oral History
Virginia Kelly, August 19th, 2016
In this interview, Kelly discusses growing up in Detroit and how her family eventually moved to Grosse Pointe when her neighborhood became unsafe. She also discusses her experiences working at the Detroit General Hospital during the week of July 23, 1967.
Detroit Historical Society
11/01/2016
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
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Oral History
Robert Garvin, December 10th, 2015
Originally from Decatur, Illinois, Robert Garvin recounts his experience being a new resident to Detroit days before the unrest in 1967 began. He also briefly explains the changes of the Boston-Edison area along with some changes to the Dearborn area where he worked.
Detroit Historical Society
05/23/2016
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
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Victoria Roberts, January 15th, 2016
Victoria Roberts is a Federal Judge who serves in Detroit. She has a long history, and many memories, of her time growing up in the city of Detroit with her parents and siblings. She discusses her memories of the Catholic education system in Detroit and her time serving the city of Detroit through the bankruptcy process. She shares her views on the state of the city today and the work that still needs to be done.
Detroit Historical Society
05/23/2016
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
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Recording
Joann Castle, December 16th, 2015
In this interview, Joann Castle discusses how, as a suburban Catholic housewife, she was inspired by Father Bill Cunningham and his role in civil rights movement. Joann and her first husband decided to move into the Boston-Edison neighborhood of Detroit to perform community-based charitable work. She describes how she and her neighbors coped with the 1967 civil disturbance going on around them, and how she co-founded the Hourglass group to challenge the Archdiocese of Detroit to use its material resources in concrete forms of support for Detroit’s African American population. She discusses her role in creating and leading Control, Conflict, and Change, under the umbrella of the Motor City Labor League and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers. She discusses the intense political environment, police surveillance, and the circumstances leading to her exit from the movement. She finally discusses how she and her second husband focused on building careers in community service and raising their family, and shares her perspective on the future of Detroit.
Detroit Historical Society
04/12/16
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
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Sound
Joann Castle
Joann Castle describes her experiences moving her family into an old home on Boston Boulevard the summer of July 1967 and her continued work with social justice.
Detroit Historical Society
10/13/2015
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
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Boston-Edison, Catholic Cathedral