Organizers of Ann Arbor's Old Neighborhood Reunion, August 1996
Year:
c.1996
Don Simons Is Co-Organizer of the Neighborhood Round-Up, 1993
Year:
1993
Participants in the Neighborhood Round-Up, 1993
Year:
1993
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Organizers and Participants in the Neighborhood Round-Up, 1993
Year:
1993
'Sweat Equity' Plan To Be Studied
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Nellie Monamus Attends Homeowners Workshop for Senior Citizens at Bethel AME Church, August 1989 Photographer: Steve Jones
Year:
1989
Ann Arbor News, August 26, 1989
Caption:
Nellie Monamus, above, listens intently during the 'Protecting Your Home' seminar held at Bethel A.M.E. Church recently.
Carolyn Hastings Speaks at Homeowners Workshop for Senior Citizens at Bethel AME Church, August 1989 Photographer: Steve Jones
Year:
1989
Ann Arbor News, August 26, 1989
Caption:
Above left, Carolyn Hastings of the Housing Bureau for Seniors, explains homeowners rights during the workshop.
Media
Legacies Project Oral History: Victoria Loomis
Victoria Suane Milton was born in 1933 and grew up in River Rouge, Michigan. Her mother was of French creole background from New Orleans. In 1938 her father, Samuel B. Milton, founded one of Michigan’s first Black-owned hospitals, Sidney A. Sumby Memorial Hospital. He was also the first Black Wayne County coroner. After getting her BA in social work from the University of Michigan in the 1950s, Victoria returned to work at Sumby Memorial Hospital in purchasing and housekeeping. She and her husband John Loomis had six children, including a set of triplets. She passed away in 2021.
Victoria Loomis was interviewed in partnership with the Museum of African American History of Detroit and Y Arts Detroit in 2009-2010 as part of the Legacies Project.
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Legacies Project Oral History: Ruth Zweifler
Ruth Zweifler was born 1929 in Palisades, New Jersey. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College, and converted from Judaism to Quakerism. Since the 1960s, she has been active in Civil Rights, anti-war, and anti-Zionist protests, including a sit-in at Ann Arbor City Hall protesting residential segregation. In 1975, Zweifler co-founded the Student Advocacy Center of Michigan, and she was Executive Director for nearly 30 years.
Ruth Zweifler was interviewed by students from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor in 2018 as part of the Legacies Project.
CORE Names New Chairman
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