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Frances Harper Inn: Detroit's First Black Women's Boarding House

  • First United Methodist Church 777 West Eight Mile Road Northville, MI 48167 (map)

The Frances Harper Inn was the first rooming house for Black women in Detroit. The Inn opened in 1915 and was operated by the Christian Industrial Club. Karren Yurgalite will discuss its importance in the history of Detroit and its recent placement on the National Register of Historic Places.

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