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    Museum lecture deals with Detroit’s other Rosa Parks

    By The Blade,

    16 days ago

    The story of Detroit’s other Rosa Parks will be the subject of Thursday’s lecture at the National Museum of the Great Lakes, 1701 Front St.

    Journalist and author Desiree Cooper’s All Aboard: How Sarah E. Ray Integrated the Boblo Boats will cover the story of how the Black woman who took a stand against discrimination while traveling on a boat sailing tourists from Detroit to a Canadian amusement park,

    Her fight against racial injustice led to a U.S. Supreme Court victory in 1948 and induction into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame.

    Registration is required for the free lecture. Click here to register and for more information.

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