Press enter after choosing selection
Graphic for events post

Media

Legacies Project Oral History: Katherine Dawkins

Katherine Dawkins was born in 1932 in the Black Bottom neighborhood in Detroit. She had two children as a teenager, and recalls how that impacted her relationships with friends and family. She married her second husband, James Dawkins, in 1963. She has held various jobs, including switchboard operator at the Gotham Hotel and customer service representative at Harper Recreation Bowling Alley and Henry Ford Hospital. Late in life, Dawkins was inspired to return to school and she received her GED at age 79.

Katherine Dawkins was interviewed in partnership with the Museum of African American History of Detroit and Y Arts Detroit in 2010 as part of the Legacies Project.

Seger ready to turn the page?

Seger ready to turn the page? image
Parent Issue
Day
22
Month
February
Year
1987
Copyright
Copyright Protected

Patient hospitalized

Patient hospitalized image
Parent Issue
Day
12
Month
February
Year
1985
Copyright
Copyright Protected

Bruening, Carol N.

Bruening, Carol N. image
Parent Issue
Day
13
Month
July
Year
2000
Copyright
Copyright Protected

Hoffman, Stanley L., MD

Hoffman, Stanley L., MD image
Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
October
Year
2008
Copyright
Copyright Protected

Hoffman, Stanley L., MD

Hoffman, Stanley L., MD image
Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
November
Year
2008
Copyright
Copyright Protected

Surgeon Carl Badgley Dies

Surgeon Carl Badgley Dies image
Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
February
Year
1973
Copyright
Copyright Protected

Mrs. Garland Miller

Mrs. Garland Miller image
Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
August
Year
1958
Copyright
Copyright Protected