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AACHM Oral History: Lois Allen-Richardson

Lois Allen-Richardson

Lois Allen-Richardson was born in 1942 in Ypsilanti, where she remembers attending Harriet Street School and spending time at Parkridge Center. As a young adult, she worked briefly at Goodman’s Fashion Center in the heart of Ypsilanti’s Black business district. Allen-Richardson is an ordained minister and served as a missionary in Haiti and Trinidad. Since 2000 she has been a member of the Ypsilanti City Council, where she has been a strong advocate for the city’s south side. In June 2020, she became Ypsilanti’s first Black woman mayor after the resignation of her predecessor.

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Day
10
Month
February
Year
1971
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Construction of Amos Washington Subdivision in Ypsilanti, June 1954

Construction of Amos Washington Subdivision in Ypsilanti, June 1954 image
Year:
1954
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 25, 1954
Caption:
Work on the new Amos Washington subdivision in Ypsilanti is progressing rapidly, with the first families expected to move into some of the three-bedroom homes before August 1. About 15 of the 22 houses planned are already built (left and center). The new homes, designed for purchase by Negro families with FHA or GI financing, are laid out along a new street--Burton Ct.--running north from Harriet St. and just opposite Harriet Elementary School.

Installation of Water and Sewer Mains for Amos Washington Subdivision, March 1954

Installation of Water and Sewer Mains for Amos Washington Subdivision, March 1954 image
Year:
1954
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 17, 1954
Caption:
Service Installations Under Way: Installation of city water and sewer mains is well under way in the area south of Ainsworth Circle and north of Harriet St. in Ypsilanti. The Prospect Construction Co. of Detroit plans to erect 22 homes on a new street in a subdivision named in honor of Amos Washington, city housing director. The plan has been approved by the Ypsilanti City Council.