2017 Calendar - The Village That Raised Their Children: The History of Ann Arbor's Black Community

Mike Bass and Sister Leah Bass-Baylis, September 2022
Year:
2022
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Huron High Field Hockey Team Ties Dearborn Fordson 1-1, October 1975 Photographer: Jack Stubbs

Year:
1975
Ann Arbor News, October 29, 1975
Caption:
Huron Goalie Lori Gause Gets Set To Block A Shot
Huron's #52 Helen Wilson Takes a Shot - Girls' Basketball (Brighton 61, Huron 57), September 1979 Photographer: Robert Chase

Year:
1979
AACHM Oral History: Mike Bass
Wed, 08/10/2022 - 3:45pm
Michael Thomas Bass was born in 1945 to Thomas and Louise Bass. His parents–a doctor and a teacher–were influential members of Ypsilanti’s Black community. Bass excelled in football, basketball, and track. He was senior class president of Ypsilanti High School in 1963. He received a BA in Education from the University of Michigan. Bass is best known for playing in the National Football League for the Washington Commanders (formerly Redskins) from 1969 to 1975. After retiring from the NFL, Bass ran a resort in the Bahamas. He and his wife Rosita now reside in Florida and they have two daughters, Kimberly and Louise.
EMU Eagles Vs. Toledo Rockets Basketball Game, February 1993 Photographer: Benjamin Rusnak

Year:
1993
Ann Arbor News, February 14, 1993
Caption:
EMU sophomore Theron Wilson grabs a rebound from Toledo's Craig Thames. Wilson finished with nine rebounds, 17 points and seven blocked shots.
Prentiss 'Prenty' Ware - Ann Arbor High School Football Team, September 1951 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Year:
1951
Ann Arbor News, October 13, 1951
Caption:
TAILBACK PRENTY WARE (Celebrates Birthday In Fitting Fashion)
Ware Overcomes Real Handicap

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AACHM Oral History: William Hampton
Sun, 11/08/2020 - 5:03pm
William Hampton was born in 1948 in Tyler, Texas, and his grandmother was the midwife. He remembers attending church revival picnics, the Texas Rose Festival, and the Juneteenth parade in his hometown. While attending college in Arlington, Texas, he was active in the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He went on to launch a Section 8 subsidized housing program in Arlington and in Ann Arbor, where he worked in the community development office. Mr. Hampton has been president of the Ann Arbor chapter of the NAACP since 2005.