Event Title:Southwest Detroit Auto Heritage Guide Community Roundtable
Event Date(s):Monday, October 19th, 2026 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Event Location:University of Michigan Detroit Center, Detroit, MI
Event Description:Community leaders, unionists, university faculty and students as well as neighborhood activists will explore how to develop new content for the MotorCities National Heritage Area's "Auto Heritage Guide". The session will discuss how to generate new material highlighting Southwest Detroit's auto century, focusing on its African America, Arab America, Irish, Italian, Latino/a, Maltese, Native American, Polish, and other Eastern European communities. It will also explore how to create more material on the area's UAW, Teamsters, and Steelworkers locals.
