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Detroit mayors, Roman S Gribbs and Coleman A. Young smile together on stage with sign in background reading, "Detroit toward a new future."

Construction of the Chrysler Freeway in Detroit, MI

Military vehicle occupied with National guardsmen sits on Detroit, Michigan street in front of A&B Bar-B-Q. "The Detroit Riot of 1967 began when police vice squad officers executed a raid on an after hours drinking club or “blind pig” in a…

African American man stands in doorway of burned-out building. "The Detroit Riot of 1967 began when police vice squad officers executed a raid on an after hours drinking club or “blind pig” in a predominantly black neighborhoods located at Twelfth…

African American men stand on sidewalk near fence, with uniformed police officer wearing riot helmet faces them in foreground.

Redford Theater

Group of African American children watch a mobile puppet show sponsored by the Detroit Department of Parks and Recreations.

Exterior view of Packard Motor Car Company factory with pedestrian bridge in Detroit, Michigan, designed by architect, Albert Kahn. "The first large automobile plant in Detroit, the Packard factory was the golden opportunity of Kahn's life and was to…

Aerial view of Southfield, MI

Intersection of Grand River and Lahser after a fire