Ray Hatcher Oral History

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Title

Ray Hatcher Oral History

Description

Ray Hatcher was the Deputy Director of the Detroit Regional office of Housing and Urban Development Department. In this interview he describes his role with the Detroit Urban League in the early 1940’s, discrimination in housing and Sojourner Truth and the Detroit Race Riots of 1942 and 1943. Hatcher also recalls Royal Oak Township’s efforts to become a self-sufficient all black community and the results of the efforts.

Oral History Item

Interviewer

Keaney, Jim; McBride, Roberta

Interviewee

Hatcher, Ray

Date Recorded

1970-07-03

Coverage

Detroit,MI; 1942-1970

Citation

“Ray Hatcher Oral History,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 22, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/40.

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