Author: Dearborn Historical Museum

The Dearborn Historical Museum was founded in 1950 and encompasses three historic Dearborn buildings; the McFadden-Ross House, the Gardner House, and the Commadant's Quarters.
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2018 Museum Guild Garage and Antique Sale

Dearborn Historical Museum

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The Museum Guild of Dearborn will be holding an enormous garage and antique sale at the McFadden Ross House (915 Brady in Dearborn) from August 9th to 11th! Likely to be larger than even last year’s sale, this event will feature everything from antique furniture and toys to china sets to sporting equipment, and everything else! This will also be in conjunction with our annual Trunk Sale on Saturday, August 11th. members of the public can purchase spaces to sell, so it will be a massive garage sale. Who knows what deals you are going to find!
Call 313-565-3000 with any questions.

The sale will be happening August 9th and 10th from 9-6 and August 11th from 9-2.

Needlework Sale

A separate needlework sale will be happening at the McFadden Ross House during the Garage Sale.  All sorts of needlework accessories, finished needlework items, needlepoint canvas & fabrics, hoops, frames, threads of all sorts, kits, patterns, books, charts, a 100+ year old framed sampler, and a beautiful 4 drawer wood spool cabinet are just some of the items that will be available for sale.

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Dearborn and the Assassination of MLK Jr.

Dearborn Historical Museum

Famous civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4th 1968. Communities across the United States reacted sharply to this killing and held memorial services commemorating King. On April 8th, hundreds members of the Dearborn community commemorated King by marching across West Dearborn. Given Dearborn’s negative reputation in regards to civil rights issues, the event would have appeared quite unusual to passersby. The march and news coverage of King served as an opportunity for Dearborn to come together and reflect upon its racial attitudes. We here at the Dearborn Historical Museum hope you take the time today to reflect on the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr and the influence he had upon promoting civil rights across the United States.

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As the march commemorating Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the largest civil rights demonstrations in the city’s history, the Dearborn Press, Dearborn Guide, and Dearborn Times Herald all covered the event.

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SKM_C36818040310330Dearbornites at the April 1968 Memorial March for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. carrying signs that say “White Racism — Killed Dr. King” and “Destroy White Racism”.

SKM_C36818040310311A young man carries a sign that says “Martin Luther King — The Way of Suffering Love.”

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Charlotte Knight carried a sign with “Black Is Beautiful” during the memorial march for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. At the time of the march, she was a sixteen year old sophomore at Fordson High School. As Charlotte was one of the few African Americans at the march, The Dearborn Guide later profiled her participation in the event. Through this news story, it is evident that the death of Dr King was viewed locally as an important moment in the struggle for civil rights.

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Following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., minor civil disturbances occurred in Detroit. Michigan Governor George Romney, declared a curfew in Metro Detroit and sent in the National Guard to reduce chances of rioting breaking out. As Detroit papers were on strike at the time of King’s killing, photos and information included in the Dearborn Guide provide valuable documentation about the period.41168guide (3)

 

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Even a few weeks after Martin Luther King Jr’s killing, the matter of civil rights was extensively being discussed in Dearborn newspapers. These articles were in the April 18th 1968 Dearborn Guide.

 

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Reactions to the King assassination by leaders of Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, and Inkster were discussed in an April 10th 1918 Dearborn Times Herald article.