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Detroit's Other Rosa Parks

@sarahrayproject

The Story of Detroit's forgotten civil rights hero, Sarah E. Ray.
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ICYMI: The untold story of Sarah Elizabeth Ray, the Rosa Parks of the Bob-Lo boat who changed history>>bit.ly/34SyQlP #africa #diaspora #panafrican #f2fa

ICYMI: The untold story of Sarah Elizabeth Ray, the Rosa Parks of the Bob-Lo boat who changed history>>bit.ly/34SyQlP #africa #diaspora #panafrican #f2fa
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ICYMI - Here is Des Cooper and Aaron Schillinger discussing #detroitsotherrosaparks on Fox2. Don't forget: Film premieres this Friday as part of @twistedtellers series PENT UP. youtu.be/FkmiQegwDP0 via YouTube

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IF you missed the premier of #detroitsotherrosaparks, not to worry. SS Columbia Project will be hosting a virtual screening of the film TONIGHT at 7:00 PM (EDT). Click on sscolumbia.org/events/ for more details, and to register. Hope to see you there!

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Here's a very interesting conversation we had with @LauraWeberDavis about the film and Sarah Elizabeth Ray's legacy as a civil rights hero. #detroitsotherrosaparks. How Detroit’s “other Rosa Parks” integrated the ferries to Boblo Island michiganradio.org/post/how-detro…

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We are so excited to have partnered with Freep Film Festival to help us tell the story of #detroitsotherrosaparks. Join us Wednesday, July 29th @ 7 PM for a Q&A with Aaron Schillinger and Des Cooper. Watch on FB Live OR on YouTube at the link: youtu.be/k_lp-MitGw4

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Thanks to The ’Gander for helping us tell this story! Watch the Story of the Detroiter Who Fought Against Boblo Boat Segregation | The Gander gandernewsroom.com/2020/07/29/bob… You can help us finish this project, so that we can reach an even wider audience: myminiurl.net/Uut9f

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Thank you so much @detcultureshift for sharing our short film that tells part of the story of Sarah E. Ray’s civil rights activism: tinyurl.com/yykbzeoo Our work is not done. Help us teach this story throughout Detroit with our enhanced project plan: gofundme.com/f/detroitsothe…

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For Black women, the 19th Amendment marked not the end, but the beginning of the movement for voting rights | The Washington Post kolumnmagazine.com/2020/08/26/for…

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This abandoned house on Detroit's east side was the home to Sarah E. Ray, a Detroit civil rights pioneer who passed away impoverished and alone in 2006. Our hope is to one day see these historical artifacts placed in a museum so that the public may learn her story.

This abandoned house on Detroit's east side was the home to Sarah E. Ray, a Detroit civil rights pioneer who passed away impoverished and alone in 2006.

Our hope is to one day see these historical artifacts placed in a museum so that the public may learn her story.
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BREAKING NEWS! The National Trust for Historic Preservation has chosen Sarah E. Ray's former home as one of America's "11 Most Endangered Historical Sites". Picked from nearly 100 nominations across the country, her home on Detroit's east side has made this year's list!

BREAKING NEWS! The National Trust for Historic Preservation has chosen Sarah E. Ray's former home as one of America's "11 Most Endangered Historical Sites".

Picked from nearly 100 nominations across the country, her home on Detroit's east side has made this year's list!
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Want to help save the legacy of civil rights activist Sarah E. Ray? Sign this petition now in order to protect her former home and save its historical contents from further decay. The petition link from The National Trust for Historic Preservation's website is on our profile.

Want to help save the legacy of civil rights activist Sarah E. Ray? Sign this petition now in order to protect her former home and save its historical contents from further decay.

The petition link from The National Trust for Historic Preservation's website is on our profile.
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Explore Sarah's house for yourself with our new Virtual Walkthrough of this endangered historic site! Link below. tinyurl.com/SERVirtualTour This 3D Tour of Sarah's former home has been made possible by your generous donations. To donate, see the GoFundMe link in our bio.

Explore Sarah's house for yourself with our new Virtual Walkthrough of this endangered historic site! Link below.
tinyurl.com/SERVirtualTour

This 3D Tour of Sarah's former home has been made possible by your generous donations. To donate, see the GoFundMe link in our bio.
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Do you know the story of Sarah Elizabeth Ray, the “The Rosa Parks of the Bob-Lo Boat?” #WomensHistoryMonth #History #BlackHistory #WomensHistory peoplesworld.org/article/detroi…