Helen McQueery, August 4th, 2016
In this interview, McQueery discusses living with racism in Detroit and how it affected her employment. She talks about being the first black, and first woman, working in the field of photography in the Detroit area. Helen also offers her recollections of the 1967 unrest as well as her thoughts about the changing landscape of Detroit.
Detroit Historical Society
09/23/2016
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
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Judith Brown
Judith Brown was a 23-year-old student at Wayne State in July 1967. She recalls her experiences living in the Jeffries Housing Project including interactions with the police and local businesses.
Detroit Historical Soceity
08/04/2015
Detroit Historical Society
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Jeffries Housing Project, Northville-Michigan, Wayne State University
Karl Mantyla, September 9th, 2016
In this interview, Mantyla discusses growing up in Detroit, the racial situation of 1967 and his feelings about Detroit today. Also, he speaks of his time as a reporter, focusing on the fatal shootings at the Algiers Motel in Detroit.
Detroit Historical Society
11/01/2016
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
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Michael Thompson
Michael Thompson was a teenager who delivered the Detroit Free Press around his neighborhood in July, 1967.
Detroit Historical Society
07/15/2015
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, Michigan
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12 Street; Riviera Theatre on Grand River, Detroit, Michigan
Monica Stuhlwier, December 6th, 2016
In this interview, Stuhlwier discusses her experiences of the unrest as a Sister and teacher, as well as its lasting impact. She recollects looting, smoke, looming helicopters, and tanks and soldiers at Central High School where she was taking classes at the time. Along with other Sisters, Stuhlwier visited a women’s jail filled with young women incarcerated for breaking curfews, and notified their parents. She also touches on the impact of the riots, including white folks in suburbs seeking to help the city, Marygrove’s successful effort to enroll 68 black students in 1968, white flight, black empowerment, and new (white) attention to police brutality–which she points out is an ongoing issue. She categorizes the unrest as a “shock,” but “a good shock to us.” She is optimistic about the city’s future due to its strong black community.
Detroit Historical Society
03/17/2017
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
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Reverend Dan Aldridge, June 22nd, 2016
In this interview, Aldridge describes growing up in Harlem and moving to Detroit as a young man. He tells of his involvement in Black Nationalism movements, how he heard about the unrest in ’67, and his involvement in the Algiers Motel incident. He further discusses Detroit’s state now and how the city has changed.
Detroit Historical Society
08/12/2016
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
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Stephan French
Stephan French remembers growing up in Northwest Detroit in 1967. He recalls regular visits to the Twelfth Street district before the unrest and the changing of the neighborhood afterward.
Detroit Historical Society
08/04/2015
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
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William Pannill
William Pannill was a reporter with the Detroit Free Press. When Governor George Romney flew over the city to survey the events, Pannill was chosen by the other reporters to accompany him and share his observations.
Detroit Historical Society
08/05/2016
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
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