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Historic plaque honoring Sojourner Truth Homes

City of Detroit joins Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and Detroit Historic Designation Advisory Board (HDAB) to dedicate historic plaque honoring Sojourner Truth Homes • Event commemorates site of massive 1942 riot against Black residents moving into a new neighborhood access to quality housing in this neighborhood • Sojourner Truth Homes is one of 14 Detroit sites on the National Register of Historic Places that were recommended by the City of Detroit Civil Rights Advisory Committee WHAT: The City of Detroit will hold a public ceremony to dedicate a marker denoting the Sojourner Truth Homes’ inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places is the federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance and artistic value. The Sojourner Truth Homes were built specifically for Black auto workers who were essential in war production factories in and around the city of Detroit. The project became the site of a historic battle for housing discrimination against African American Detroiters.