Oral Histories
Interviews with Brenda Philpot and Reverend Daniel Aldridge, Junior
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Brenda Philpot
Brenda Philpot
Brenda C. Philpot is a long-time Detroit resident and has attended Grace Episcopal for decades. She was born in Georgia and moved to Detroit in 1965 after she graduated from Fisk University. She witnessed the 1967 uprising and was a congregant at Grace Episcopal Church while the Wall of Pride was on display. As the self-proclaimed radical of the church, she was one of very few people who fought to keep the mural. She has seen Detroit through so many changes, and has so much valuable information to share.
Listen to her interview with Irma Maribel Guzman and UM student Brynne Smith:
Listen to her interview with Irma Maribel Guzman and UM student Brynne Smith:
B. Philpot Video Interview_20241202.mp4B.Philpot Video Follow Up Interview_20250410.mp4Read the transcripts below:
Read the transcripts below:
B.Philpot Transcript_20241202.pdfB.Philpot Transcript_20250410.pdfRev. Daniel Aldridge, Jr.
Rev. Daniel Aldridge, Jr.
Born in Harlem and educated at Tennessee State University, Aldridge discusses his move to Detroit, his work with Chrysler Corporation, and his immersion in the city’s Civil Rights and Black Power movements. He shares memories of Detroit’s jazz scene, his involvement with Reverend Albert Cleage and the Shrine of the Black Madonna, and his role in organizing the Algiers Motel People’s Tribunal after the 1967 rebellion. Aldridge also discusses the significance of Detroit’s Black Arts Movement, including murals like the Wall of Dignity and Wall of Pride, which he describes as transformative public art that celebrated Black history and identity.
Listen to his interview with Irma Maribel Guzman and UM student Jay Rodrigues:
Listen to his interview with Irma Maribel Guzman and UM student Jay Rodrigues:
D.Aldridge Video Interview_20241203.mp4Read the transcripts below:
Read the transcripts below:
D.Aldridge Transcript_20241203.pdfD.Aldridge Transcript_20250404.pdfPage updated
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