"Untold Tales, Unsung Heroes is a history of Detroit's African American community told by the men and women who lived it." "More than one hundred individuals wh

The tales convey the individual and collective search for equality in education, housing, and employment; struggles against racism; participation in unions and

Traces the rise and fall of the historic Black business community in Detroit The Great Migration saw more than six million African Americans leave the US South

More than one hundred individuals who lived in Detroit at some time during the period from 1918 to 1967 share stories about everyday life.

James Boggs (1919-1993) and Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015) were two largely unsung but critically important figures in the black freedom struggle. Born and raised