Barbara Baldinger
Title
Barbara Baldinger
Description
Barbara Baldinger had just finished her freshman year of high school and was a Red Cross volunteer at a Head Start program at St. Cecilia School near Grand River and Livernois in July 1967.
Creator
Barbara Baldinger
Publisher
Detroit Historical Society
Date
06/23/2015
Rights
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
Format
Text
Language
en-US
Type
Written Story
Text
1967 was my summer between 9th and 10th grade. I was a Red Cross volunteer at a Head Start program at St. Cecilia School, near Grand River and Livernois. We had a week off for the riots, On the following Monday, I was the only white person on the Grand River bus, going from Greenfield to Livernois. People seemed to look at me with sympathy or curiosity. Later in the week, we took the little students on a neighborhood walk and they said, "Hi, policeman!" to the remaining National Guard personnel, still stationed on the street corners. Life goes on…
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Submitter's Name
Barbara Baldinger
Submission Date
03/21/2015
Search Terms
St. Cecilia School, Red Cross, Livernois, National Guard
Files
Collection
Citation
Barbara Baldinger, “Barbara Baldinger,” Detroit Historical Society Oral History Archive, accessed May 18, 2024, https://detroit1967.detroithistorical.org/items/show/7.