April 6th, 20180DEARBORN – Students of Joshua Akers’ Introduction to Urban and Regional Studies class put together a forum on March 29 to discuss the statue of former Dearborn Mayor Orville Hubbard and to have a broader discussion of racism in and beyond Southeast Michigan.
The standing-room-only forum, which Akers moderated, was held in a...
February 9th, 20180DEARBORN — After much contention from residents and even within the Dearborn Historical Commission, the late Mayor Orville Hubbard's statue has a new plaque that acknowledges his hatred for Blacks.
The statue's placement, prominently displayed outside the Dearborn Historical Museum on Brady Street, is already controversial. But just...
September 29th, 20170DEARBORN — On the two-year anniversary of the removal of former Dearborn Mayor Orville Hubbard’s statue from City Hall, the city’s historical commission made a decision in hopes of putting the much-debated issue to rest.
However, it didn't come without some contention among museum administrators.
On Sept. 26 at the...
August 4th, 20170DEARBORN — Five months after the city placed the controversial statue of former Mayor Orville Hubbard on the Dearborn Historical Museum's lawn, it has been moved again.
The statue had been in front of the building on Brady Street, but now it's on the side of the McFadden Ross house, further away from public sight.
According to...
