Detroit Historical Society | No Crime Day Press Conference with Mayor Young and Isiah Thomas, September 4, 1986, Tape 2 @DetroitHistoricalSociety | Uploaded February 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
2015.009.177
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U-Matic S tape containing the second of three parts of footage of the September 4, 1986 press conference for No Crime Day, September 27, 1986. This portion features Mayor Coleman A. Young, and Isiah Thomas answering questions from the press, as well as Georgella Muirhead speaking about the role of schools.
The recording resumes from tape 2015.009.176, with Mayor Young jokingly chiding the press, and Thomas introducing Muirhead. Muirhead speaks about how the city has appealed the project to the schools and has sought their input.
Young and Thomas then take questions from the press, including the source for inspiration of the project, the gauge of success for the project, police involvement, and other potential days for similar projects (such as No Crack Day, or No Devil's Night). In his responses, Thomas expresses disappointment at premature opposition to the project, stresses that crime is a community problem, and not just a city, police, or mayoral problem, talks about the role of athletes and entertainers in such efforts, and expresses hopes for the project's future. Thomas also jokes with the press about the August 1986 incident where Mayor Young went fishing without a license. In his responses to the press, Mayor Young expresses his opposition to gun control efforts and mandatory sentence rules, talks about positively harnessing the power of peer pressure, and evades questions about both the implementation of casino gambling in Detroit and about disputes with City Council. The recording ends with Mayor Young emphasizing Thomas' role in conceptualizing the project. The press conference continues on tape 2015.009.178.
The recording is on a 3M MBU-18s U-Matic S tape with a 3M handwritten label. The tape is housed within a black plastic 3M case with a handwritten 3M label.
2015.009.177
detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/A8067A66-943F-4951-B8D4-812560594305
U-Matic S tape containing the second of three parts of footage of the September 4, 1986 press conference for No Crime Day, September 27, 1986. This portion features Mayor Coleman A. Young, and Isiah Thomas answering questions from the press, as well as Georgella Muirhead speaking about the role of schools.
The recording resumes from tape 2015.009.176, with Mayor Young jokingly chiding the press, and Thomas introducing Muirhead. Muirhead speaks about how the city has appealed the project to the schools and has sought their input.
Young and Thomas then take questions from the press, including the source for inspiration of the project, the gauge of success for the project, police involvement, and other potential days for similar projects (such as No Crack Day, or No Devil's Night). In his responses, Thomas expresses disappointment at premature opposition to the project, stresses that crime is a community problem, and not just a city, police, or mayoral problem, talks about the role of athletes and entertainers in such efforts, and expresses hopes for the project's future. Thomas also jokes with the press about the August 1986 incident where Mayor Young went fishing without a license. In his responses to the press, Mayor Young expresses his opposition to gun control efforts and mandatory sentence rules, talks about positively harnessing the power of peer pressure, and evades questions about both the implementation of casino gambling in Detroit and about disputes with City Council. The recording ends with Mayor Young emphasizing Thomas' role in conceptualizing the project. The press conference continues on tape 2015.009.178.
The recording is on a 3M MBU-18s U-Matic S tape with a 3M handwritten label. The tape is housed within a black plastic 3M case with a handwritten 3M label.
