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Dunbar Center

The Dunbar Center--also known at various times at the Dunbar Civic Center and the Dunbar Community Center--was a social and social services organization for Ann Arbor's Black community in the mid-twentieth century.  It was the direct precursor to the Ann Arbor Community Center.  Along with the Bethel AME Church and the Second Baptist Church, the Dunbar Center was a major hub of social life for the Black community during this period.

Founding

Dunbar Center Is Reorganized

Dunbar Center Is Reorganized image
Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
June
Year
1936
Copyright
Copyright Protected

Dunbar Center Girls, August 1936 Photographer: Attributed to Eck Stanger

Dunbar Center Girls, August 1936 image
Year:
1936
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 15, 1936
Caption:
CHILDHOOD SINGS--Childhood is childhood regardless of race or color and these youngsters raise their voices in joyful harmony at Dunbar Community center.