Original article from BBC News by Courtney Subramanian Darryle Buchanan was approaching his 12th birthday when he awoke on the morning of 23 July 1967 to the sounds of what appeared...
The Detroit 67 project has convened conversations across the city to help the region come together for the next 50 years. An event bringing together civic, business, and community leaders...
The Detroit Historical Society collected over 500 oral histories as part of the Detroit 67 Project. Today's Detroit Free Press features the oral history of Lucile Watts, a Detroit lawyer...
Hollywood came to Motown on Monday night for the world premiere of director Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit. The Detroit Free Press has the emotional response to the riveting depiction of the...
Detroit Historical Society and Emagine Entertainment Partner to Encourage Audiences of Detroit Film to Visit Detroit 67 Exhibition to Gain Perspective on Detroit’s Civil Unrest DETROIT, MI – The Detroit Historical...
Citylab, a publication dedicated to those building America’s future cities, examines Detroit’s future on the 50-year anniversary of Detroit’s 1967 uprising. In examining the language used to describe the events...
Detroit was the Model City in 1967. Model in housing, economy and integration. At least that is what the world thought. However, long-time problems festered. Melba Joyce Boyd was an...
The writer and several stars of the upcoming Hollywood movie, "Detroit" joined the Detroit Historical Society and community members for a discussion of the movie, its meaning and how it...
From left to right: Congressman John Conyers, PNC Vice President and Client & Community Relations Director Gina Coleman, Brothers Always Together President Lamond Causey, Mayor Mike Duggan, Police Chief James...
Ron Fournier says a vocabulary lesson is coupled with a history lesson as he looks about at Detroit 1967...