Documents and Data
Caption reads: "GUARD LEAVES, BUT SORROW STAYS- Some Michigan National Guard equipment rolls out of Detroit Tuesday after Civil Unrest subsided, but a woman weeps quietly as she heads for a funeral. Tanya Lynn Blanding, 4, was killed, apparently by a police or National Guard bullet, during the height of the burning, looting and killings last week. Her funeral was held Tuesday with some 200 mourners attending."
The Detroit Free Press won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the events in Detroit.
How would you feel if you were the woman in this photograph? How might you find out how she was feeling when this image was taken?
This document contains some of the information used to create the map portion of this exhibit.
What do you know about the people involved? What do you not know?
The city leased additional equipment from private vendors.
Jerome P. Cavanagh Papers, Box 398 folder 7
How did Detroit's police force change in the years following 1967? What documents might help you find out?
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This document summarizes the events of early July 23, 1967, based on a police report. What does it mean that this document is a summary? Who might have summarized the original report? What information is missing from this narrative?
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Mayor Cavanagh's office recieved these reports regarding the need for housing created by the Civil Unrest.
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After the Unrest ended, the mayor's office gathered data on the possible causes. This document contains data on the 12th street area's crime, education, and health statistics as well as the reasons for increased population in the study area.
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City officials report the emergency response activities of various municipal departments.
Mayor Jerome Cavanagh appeared on Meet the Press on July 30, 1967 to defend his leadership during the previous week.
This map was created using data from the Jerome P. Cavanagh Papers and the Detroit Commission on Community Relations Records at the Reuther Library. Each dot represents a rumor that was reported, whether an injury, a fire, or snipers.
How might rumors impact the City's response? How could you prove or disprove a rumor using historical evidence?
The City of Detroit leased armored vehicles to use during the Civil Unrest. What do the hand-written edits on this document indicate? Who made them?
Soon after troops left Detroit, this report was delivered to Mayor Cavanagh and his staff. "Statistics on Detroit Riot 1967," Jerome P. Cavanagh Papers, Box 393, folder 7.
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