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Join us tomorrow @TheWrightMuseum
Register ➡️docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
The From the Bottom, Up exhibit isn’t just something you visit—it’s something you experience. We’re rolling out a season of programs at the Detroit Historical Museum
#FromTheBottomUp #BlackBottomArchives #DetroitEvents #MLKDayDetroit #BlackHistoryMonth
Meet Wali Walton as he shares why Black Bottom should NEVER be forgotten. Watch Full Video 📺➡️ youtu.be/JAtFZCCekkI?si=ptyu…
THE CITY OF DETROIT WOULD LIKE YOU TO ATTEND THE I-375 NEIGHBORHOOD FRAMEWORK COMMUNITY MEETING #2
TONIGHT 🚧Tuesday, April 22, 2025
5:30 PM-7:30 PM At The Eastern Market Shed 5 (2810 Russell St.) Detroit, Ml, 48207
👌🏽We are now accepting applications for the ✊🏿PRESERVING BLACK LEGACY FELLOWSHIP🙌🏾 📜APPLY TODAY💻 blackbottomarchives.com/pbl #preservingblacklegacy #blackbottomarchievs
SAVE THE DATE 📆 & SUBMIT photos/videos of your beloved Black Detroit Matriarchs CLICK THE LINK 👇🏾
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For 3/13 Day, we’re celebrating our city’s legacy with a special Preserving Black Legacy Look Book—paying homage to the style and stories that make us who we are. SEE FULL LOOK 👀 BOOK 📖 canva.com/design/DAGgBpNhfHc…
#313day #blackbottomarchives
Get to know Howard Thompson, storyteller, and lifelong Detroiter. Oral history stories like these are a part of the Sankofa Community Research Project. WATCH FULL VIDEO youtu.be/9waklQqJWxI?si=CQki… #blackbottomarchieves
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On this day in 1956:
Several years after Black Bottom, a largely Black and poor community, was leveled, ground is broken on Lafayette Park's Pavilion Luxury Apartments. It's designed for middle class folks.
