Tuesday, February 14, 2017

The Streets of San Francisco: The Lions' Den in Bernal Heights




Thursday, February 9, 2017

Flint Artifacts: Sweetland's Ice Cream




Monday, February 6, 2017

Jimmy Carter and the Search for Industrial Jobs

"This is my fifth visit to Flint, Michigan, and I always enjoy coming here. And I particularly wanted to come here this morning—and in a way I hate to say this, but I'm going to be frank with you-because of all the cities that have been hurt by the changes that have taken place in the automobile industry, with excessive imports and too slow a change to new models, Flint has been hurt the most. As President, my heart goes out to those who suffer, and I know that the people in Flint, Michigan, have been suffering. And I came here to let you know that I, as President, Vice President Mondale, Secretary Goldschmidt of Transportation, my whole administration is working with the leaders of UAW and all the manufacturing leaders in the automobile industry to put Flint, Michigan, back on its feet economically and to provide jobs for you workers. That's why I came."

President Jimmy Carter
October 1, 1980

Flint Expatriates




Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Don Coleman, R.I.P.


Don Coleman, a legend at Flint Central High School and Michigan State University, died Monday at the age of 88.

Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal reports:
Coleman, described as a pioneer of pioneers, was MSU’s first unanimous All-America and its first black All-America in 1951. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound pulling tackle from Flint — who made Lansing his home for adult life — impacted the game as much, if not more than any of the more celebrated legends that followed him at MSU in the 1960s. 
“People took him for granted because of how he behaved and handled himself,” said friend Clarence Underwood, a lifer at MSU, including a stint as athletic director from 1999-02. “He did a lot for the university that went down in history. And because of what he did, a lot of people followed on his back. He was the guy who led the way. He was one of the founders.”


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