AACHM Oral History: Dolores and James Turner
Dolores Preston Turner was born in Ann Arbor in the early 1940s, and her family lived in a small historically Black neighborhood on Woodlawn Avenue. She graduated from Ann Arbor High School, where she met her future husband, James Turner. She remembers moving into their first apartment in Pittsfield Village as a result of fair housing protests in Ann Arbor in the 1960s. Turner has two master’s degrees and she taught English at Huron High School for 30 years. Dolores and James celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in September 2021.
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AACHM Oral History: Diana McKnight-Morton
Diana McKnight-Morton was born in 1944 and grew up on West Kingsley Street in a racially mixed neighborhood. Her parents Robert and Adeline Thompson ran a successful carry-out restaurant, DeLong’s Bar-B-Q, on Detroit Street for 38 years. McKnight-Morton got her master’s in guidance and counseling from Eastern Michigan University and became a supervisor for Washtenaw County Employment and Training and Community Services. She has served as a member of the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees since 1994.
James Xilias
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Pair Stands Mute In Safe Robbery
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Christmas Decorations On Main Street, November 1959 Photographer: Duane Scheel
Year:
1959
Ann Arbor News, November 21, 1959
Caption:
LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS: Even before Thanksgiving Ann Arbor's downtown area is taking on a look of Christmas as city workmen yesterday began festooning business district streets with holiday decorations.
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Preketes' Sugar Bowl [advertisement]
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Chat About 'Railroad Jack' Results In Collection For Marker For His Grave
'Railroad Jack': genius who lived like a bum
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Santa Claus in downtown Ann Arbor, November 1963 Photographer: Duane Scheel
Year:
1963
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Sugar Bowl Easter Candy
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