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Source: AP
Historians in the News
4/22/19

New Website aims to preserve Detroit’s civil rights history

An activist and a researcher are launching a website aimed at preserving the stories of Detroit’s civil rights movement.

The online historical and educational resource is called Rise Up Detroit. It represents the efforts of Junius Williams, founder of Rise Up North, and Peter Blackmer, a project researcher and research fellow at Wayne State University’s Detroit Equity Action Lab.

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