Janice Dyer Dean
Title
Janice Dyer Dean
Description
Janice Dyer Dean had just started a job at Detroit General Hospital and had to be picked up for work in an ambulance.
Publisher
Detroit Historical Society
Date
07/28/2016
Rights
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
Format
Text
Language
en-US
Type
Written Story
Text
On July 23, 1967 I remember feeling an eerie quiteness around the neighborhood where I lived in East Detroit (since renamed Eastpointe). On July 24th I had to start working at my new job as a Medical Technologist at Detroit General Hospital. Since there was no bus transportation and I had no car the city ambulance picked me up at home. We then drove into the the city to pick up other employees.
Most of the time I kept my head down for fear of getting shot.
As we drove around the city I remember seeing the National Guard with their rifles drawn and thought this was the most frightening experience that I will always remember.
I was an employee for the city of Detroit until 1980 and have many fond memories of working there.
Most of the time I kept my head down for fear of getting shot.
As we drove around the city I remember seeing the National Guard with their rifles drawn and thought this was the most frightening experience that I will always remember.
I was an employee for the city of Detroit until 1980 and have many fond memories of working there.
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Submitter's Name
Janice Dyer Dean
Submission Date
07/28/2016
Collection
Citation
“Janice Dyer Dean,” Detroit Historical Society Oral History Archive, accessed February 11, 2025, https://oralhistory.detroithistorical.org/items/show/332.