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The Gordie Howe International Bridge connects Detroit, Mich., and Windsor, Ontario. John Coletti/Photodisc via Getty Images

September 24, 2025

Detroit’s Gordie Howe bridge is poised to open as truck traffic between US‑Canada slows – low‑income residents are deciding whether to stay or go

Paul Draus, University of Michigan-Dearborn

As the immense bridge was built, the neighborhood of Delray lost residents and landmarks.

A Dearborn policeman knocked unconscious was the first casualty of the 1932 Ford Hunger March in Detroit and Dearborn. Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University/Detroit News Burckhardt.

March 1, 2024

Remembering the 1932 Ford Hunger March: Detroit park honors labor and environmental history

Paul Draus, University of Michigan-Dearborn

On March 7, workers at the Ford Rouge River plant marched for better working conditions, sparking America’s labor movement. Almost a century later, a quiet park honors their memory.