Detroit; the Motor City; welcomed many newcomers to work and interact in the deaf community in the early 20th century. The booming job market attracted Benjamin and Ralph Beaver; deaf brothers from Iuka; Illinois; who helped form the Detroit Association of the Deaf (DAD) Club�celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. Others included the Wahowiak family; who ran a shoe repair business in Upper Michigan for two deaf generations; Arlyn Meyerson; a deaf restaurateur for 55 years; Glenn Stewart; the first black deaf man graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology; and Dudley Cutshaw; a longtime deaf local leader. In addition; Grand Rapids; Flint; and Upper Michigan each contributed to this great deaf heritage by affiliating with Detroit�s deaf community. Through vintage photographs of successful organizations; including Catholic Deaf Organization; Motor City Association of the Deaf; Black Silent Club; Michigan Deaf School; and Flint Association for the Deaf; Detroit�s Deaf Heritage illustrates the evolution of the deaf community and its prominent leaders.
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