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
audio/WAV
en-US
Oral History
Dr. Karl Gregory, September 1st, 2015
In this interview Dr. Karl Gregory discusses his time as an activist and educator in Detroit. Dr. Gregory covers the Northern High student walkout, the summer of 1967, the formation of New Detroit, and the Citywide Citizens Action Committee. He chronicles his work with Reverend Albert Cleage, Joe Hudson, Henry Ford II, Walter McMurty, Larry Doss and other Detroit leaders.
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
6/02/2016
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
en-US
Frank Rashid, July 30th 2015
1967 Detroit Civil Disturbance
Albert Cobo
blockbusting
David Freund
Federal Housing Administration Loans
Focus Hope
Institute for Detroit Studies
Literary Map of Detroit
Marygrove College
John Powell
Rashid’s Market
Rev. Albert Cleage
Sacred Heart Seminary
Shrine of the Black Madonna
St. Agnes School
Thomas Sugrue, Origins of the Urban Crisis
University of Detroit
Veterans Administration Loans
In this interview, Rashid discusses social changes that occurred while growing up in his near west side neighborhood of Detroit as well as his own family’s experience during the 1967 civil disturbance, during which his father’s store was looted. He discusses his early involvement in Focus Hope and his scholarly interest in exploring the causes of the 1967 civil disturbance in the broader context of economics and federal urban policies and also discusses his role in establishing the Institute for Detroit Studies at Marygrove College.
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
10/13/2015
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI, 48202
en-US
Sound, Image
West-side Detroit, Lothrop