Wayne State University traces its earliest roots to the Civil War era and Detroit's Harper Hospital, where its Medical College was founded in 1868. In 1917 a junior college was formed in the building now called Old Main, and along with four other schools-education, engineering, pharmacy, and a graduate school-these units would come to be called Wayne State University. In "A History of Wayne State in Photographs, " Evelyn Aschenbrenner traces the evolution of the university from those early schools into a modern research university with an extensive urban campus.
Aschenbrenner surveys...
Wayne State University traces its earliest roots to the Civil War era and Detroit's Harper Hospital, where its Medical College was founded in 1868....
In the summer of 1967, Detroit experienced one of the worst racially charged civil disturbances in United States history. Years of frustration generated by entrenched and institutionalized racism boiled over late on a hot July night. In an event that has been called a -riot, - -rebellion, - -uprising, - and -insurrection, - thousands of African Americans took to the street for several days of looting, arson, and gunfire. Law enforcement was overwhelmed, and it wasn't until battle-tested federal troops arrived that the city returned to some semblance of normalcy. Fifty years later, native...
In the summer of 1967, Detroit experienced one of the worst racially charged civil disturbances in United States history. Years of frustration gene...
