1942 Was the beginning of massive race riots in Detroit and this photograph illustrates perhaps the birth of intense racial tensions in the area. In response to crime and overcroding in the slums of the city, Detroit tried to build a new "housing project" in between an existing white heighborhood and a black neighborhood call the "Sajourner Truth Project." Both neighboring communities objected and the tensions turned to violence in early 1942 when the first residents were moved in. The offered photograph is a unique new discovery from a local Detroit photographer and offered here for the first time showing a bloody and beaten black protester being led away by six white police officers in uniform. A touching and disturbing piece of American history offered here for the first time ever!

Size: 8x10
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 4.5/5
Overall Grade: 9/10