Jan. 22, 1915: Pastor CL Franklin – father of Aretha Franklin – born
One of his four children, Aretha, will become a world renowned recording artist.
Detroit’s rundown Martin Luther King Boulevard lined with abandonment, homelessness, new housing
The boulevard is lined with abandoned buildings and homes, new public housing and a few schools and churches.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his first “I Have a Dream” speech at Cobo Hall in Detroit
It’s hard to imagine what Martin Luther King Jr. would think of Detroit today – 50 years after his famous “March to Freedom” speech in front of 250,000 people.