Police Department; Stress (S. T. R. E. S. S. ). Anti- strees demonstration in front of police headquarters.

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Description:

Group of people protest in front of police headquarters in Detroit, Michigan against the department called S.T.R.E.S.S. (Stop the Robberies enjoy safe streets). "In the anti-STRESS suit of 1972, plaintiffs detailed the circumstances leading to five civilian deaths at the hands of STRESS officers..." from Whose Detroit: Politics, Labor and Race in a Modern American City, by Heather Ann Thompson.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1973-02-27T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan and Detroit

Subject Topic:

Anti-racism, Demonstrations, Signs and signboards, Police Dept., Police brutality, and Social conflict

Subject Name:

Detroit (Michigan)

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc22363