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Showing posts with label Detroit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Detroit. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

The Great Migration North to Detroit

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In what was the largest internal migration of any group in American history, the Great Migration saw six million African Americans migra...
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Sunday, February 8, 2026

Before Berry Gordy There Was Joe Von Battle Producing Records in Detroit

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Joe Von Battle in his Hastings Street record shop J oe Von Battle was born in 1915 in Macon, Georgia and moved during the Great Migration wi...
Monday, February 2, 2026

Detroit Boxer Joe Louis' Place in American History

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Joseph Louis Barrow was best known as the "Brown Bomber." He boxed from 1934 until 1951 and reigned as heavyweight champi...
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Monday, January 26, 2026

Detroit Time Capsule Anthology

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After a decade writing 500 Fornology posts, I'm proud to announce the publication of my fifth book Detroit Time Capsule , which is a c...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

Detroit Pitchman Ollie Fretter

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Ollie Fretter Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1923, Oliver "Ollie" Fretter moved with his parents to Royal Oak, Michigan when he was in...
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Friday, September 26, 2025

Docuartist DeVon Cunningham--a Detroit Art Treasure--has Left this Vale of Tears

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DeVon Cunningham and his partner Rose Johnson Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on February 21, 1935, DeVon Cunningham began his art training at t...
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