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AACHM Oral History: Carl James Johnson
Carl James Johnson was born in 1945 in Willow Run, Michigan. His family moved to Ann Arbor when he was seven years old, after his mother suffered a stroke. He attended Jones School and Tappan Junior High and participated in the French Dukes drill team in the early 1960s. Johnson served in Vietnam in the Navy Seabees unit, where his drill experience spared him from direct action. For most of his career he worked as a caterer at the University of Michigan and Domino Farms. He celebrates his Black and Native American heritage by volunteering on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
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AACHM Oral History: James Anderson, Jr.
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James Anderson, Jr., was born on October 23, 1937 and lived on Miner Street where he attended Mack School. James built a career in real estate and recalls the few blocks in the Mack school area where African Americans could live at that time, and how housing has changed over the years, from segregation through today. He remembers the bond drives during WWII and some of the businesses in town. James also worked on behalf of the JCs to establish Washtenaw Community College and was a trustee for 19 years.
Jesse Campbell Finds New Location For Mr. Rib Restaurant, October 1995 Photographer: Larry E. Wright
Year:
1995
Ann Arbor News, November 6, 1995
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Jesse Campbell has found a new location for his Mr. Rib restaurant and catering business. The latest incarnation of his eatery is set to open on Nov. 17 at 3120 Packard Road in the former Cajun Joe's space.
Rib Joint Relocates
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Bar B-Q King, 1974
Year:
1974
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Roma's of Ann Arbor, 1976
Year:
1976
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State St. Deli, 1976
Year:
1976
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State St. Deli, 1976
Year:
1976
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AACHM Oral History: Johnnie Mae Seeley
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Johnnie Mae Jackson Seeley was raised in Sarepta, Louisiana and moved to Ann Arbor with her husband Howard M. Seeley in 1954. She joined the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Ann Arbor where she was later crowned a Deaconess, and soon she became known for her culinary skills and hospitality, which led to some of the community's largest gatherings, first at her farm on the outside of Ann Arbor and later on Beakes St. For years her garden provided food for Sunday communal meals and for the Human Service Project which donated food to homeless shelters.
A truly moveable feast
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