AACHM Oral History: Lois Allen-Richardson
Lois Allen-Richardson was born in 1942 in Ypsilanti, where she remembers attending Harriet Street School and spending time at Parkridge Center. As a young adult, she worked briefly at Goodman’s Fashion Center in the heart of Ypsilanti’s Black business district. Allen-Richardson is an ordained minister and served as a missionary in Haiti and Trinidad. Since 2000 she has been a member of the Ypsilanti City Council, where she has been a strong advocate for the city’s south side. In June 2020, she became Ypsilanti’s first Black woman mayor after the resignation of her predecessor.
Private Rental Housing Said Necessity in Renewal Area
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1962
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Will Explain Federal Funds Application
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29
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November
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1961
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Bulldozer Demolishes Building Near Perry School During Urban Renewal, June 1967
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Men Watch as Bulldozer Demolishes Building Near Perry School During Urban Renewal, June 1967
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Urban Renewal Area in Ypsilanti, October 1962
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Picketing Outside The Ypsilanti Urban Renewal Field Office, May 27, 1961
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Inside The Ypsilanti Urban Renewal Field Office, May 27, 1961
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Inside The Ypsilanti Urban Renewal Field Office, May 27, 1961
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Picketing Outside The Ypsilanti Urban Renewal Field Office, May 27, 1961
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