Human rights
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Detroit Commission on Community Relations (DCCR) / Human Rights Department Photographs and Other Material
Collection
Identifier: UAV000267
Abstract
The Commission on Community Relations evolved from the City of Detroit Mayor's Interracial Committee in 1953 and was renamed in 1974 as the Human Rights Department. All three iterations served a common purpose: to make recommendations to improve governmental services affecting racial relations, and to promote understanding between the races. Collection consists of photographs documenting its efforts to
overcome racial discrimination and improve race relations in the Detroit metropolitan area...