Tales from the Reuther Library

Recent Episodes

Detroit Remains: Using Historical Archeology to Connect Detroit’s Past to Its Present

Posted May 24, 2022 • 00:50:39

Dr. Krysta Ryzewski explains how historical archaeology digs at famous Detroit locales – including the Little Harry speakeasy, the Blue Bird Inn,...

Environmental Activism in Deindustrialized Detroit

Posted April 19, 2022 • 00:52:35

Brandon Ward explains how Detroit residents, community organizations, and the labor movement, alarmed by the pollution remaining in Detroit’s deindustrialized...

Bargaining for the Common Good: Milton Tambor Reflects on 50 Years in Labor and Social Activism

Posted January 14, 2022 • 00:52:53

Labor leader and social activist Milton Tambor discusses his life’s work in Detroit since the 1950s as a social worker; AFSCME local union president,...

And Many More: Celebrating SEIU’s Centennial in the Archives

Posted December 20, 2021 • 00:39:15

Reuther Library SEIU archivist Sarah Lebovitz shares highlights from the union’s first 100 years, and explains how its archives at the Reuther Library...

Brewing a Boycott: Collective Activism and the Decades-Long Coors Beer Boycott

Posted November 18, 2021 • 00:44:34

Dr. Allyson Brantley explains how large and diverse groups joined together for a decades-long consumer boycott of the Coors Brewing Company to fight...