Numerous homes and buildings have disappeared around the infamous intersection of 12th and Clairmount since the 1967 rebellion detonated on the corner.
One survivor, still standing a block north on 12th (long renamed Rosa Parks) is a modest, red-brick church that has been reborn as a popular coffee house, bar and restaurant. Accessorized with pews, stained glass and an organ, it attracts a clientele from the neighborhood and across the region. But its caffeine-fueled vibrancy today obscures a century-long past, one that is deeply entwined with Black Detroit’s long struggle for civil rights and economic justice.
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