Desegregation

AFT Office of the President Records

dgolodner — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:06:07 -0400

Minutes, correspondence, reports, publications covering the president's office of Carl Megel and predominantly Charlie Cogen and David Selden. Important subjects are teacher strikes, contract negotiations, school desegregation, Oceanhill-Brownsville, education legislation, job stress, teacher centers.

The records are divided into two parts.

Wayne State University College of Education, Dean’s Office: Detroit Public Schools Monitoring Commission on Desegregation Records

drice — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:42:33 -0400

The Detroit Public Schools Monitoring Commission on Desegregation was created by the City of Detroit to comply with the ruling of Milliken v. Bradley, which dealt with desegregation busing. This United States Supreme Court ruling settled the issue of de jure vs. de facto segregation and effectively confirmed that segregation was allowed if it was not an explicit policy of the school district. As a result, the commission's charge was to oversee the busing plan across multiple school districts in the city of Detroit. Wayne State University College of Education faculty served on the commission.

The records of the Monitoring Commission detail commission activities as well as those of the various subcommittees within, including student codes, executive committee reports, and profiles of Detroit Area Schools.

African Americans and the UAW

mosmith — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:53:30 -0500

The Reuther Library celebrates African American History Month with a brief review of the important role that African Americans have played in the formation and growth of the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW), one of the most powerful unions in American history, and the influence of black UAW members within the polity of Detroit. read more »

(28650) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:11:00 -0400

Dozens of African Americans meet outside of a home after families attempting to move into the Sojourner Truth Housing Project were met by over 1200 angry, white demonstrators.

(1188) Flyer, Sojourner Truth Housing Project, 1942

eclemens — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:30:59 -0400

A flyer, created by local whites, asks for assistance from people outside their neighborhood at Nevada and Fenkell in keeping African Americans from moving into the Sojourner Truth Housing Project. Courtesy of the Charles A. Hill Collection

(28632) Sojourner Truth Housing Project, Rally, Cadillac Square, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:30:59 -0400

Thousands of citizens and delegates from community organizations attend a mass meeting in Cadillac Square in support of housing for African American war workers.

(28633) Sojourner Truth Housing Project, Rally, Cadillac Square, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:30:59 -0400

Two women place a wreath of flowers during a mass meeting in Cadillac Square in support of housing for African American war workers.

(28635) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, State Police, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:30:59 -0400

Michigan State Police march in formation throughout the Sojourner Truth Housing Project on "moving day." Over 1,400 State and Detroit police and 1,000 Michigan State Troops were brought in to protect the 200 African American families set to move into the war housing projects and Fenkell and Nevada from white neighbors who wished for the area to remain segregated.

(28636) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, State Troops, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:39:59 -0400

Michigan State Troops in full dress set up camp in an empty field on Nevada Street across from the Sojourner Truth Housing projects on "moving day." Over 1,400 State and Detroit police and 1,000 Michigan State Troops were brought in to protect the 200 African American families set to move into the war housing projects and Fenkell and Nevada from white neighbors who wished for the area to remain segregated.

(28637) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, State Troops, 1942

eclemens — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:33:59 -0400

Michigan State Troops guard one of the many checkpoints set up on the streets that lead into the Sojourner Truth Housing Project on "moving day." Over 1,400 State and Detroit police and 1,000 Michigan State Troops were brought in to protect the 200 African American families set to move into the war housing projects and Fenkell and Nevada from white neighbors who wished for the area to remain segregated.

(28638) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Families, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:40:59 -0400

Three children look on as movers from Russle's Moving and Storage unload the furniture of one of the first African American families to make it into the Sojourner Truth Housing Projects on "moving day."

(28639) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Injuries, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:40:59 -0400

Detroit Police assist an employee from Busy Bee Moving who's hand was injured while attempting to move African American families into the Sojourner Truth Housing Project.

(28640) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, State Troops, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:45:59 -0400

State Troops patrol the streets surrounding the Sojourner Truth Housing Project on "moving day." Over 1,400 State and Detroit police and 1,000 Michigan State Troops were brought in to protect the 200 African American families set to move into the war housing projects and Fenkell and Nevada from white neighbors who wished for the area to remain segregated.

(28641) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Detroit Police, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:50:59 -0400

Detroit Police attempt to disperse a crowd of white men, some of whom are armed with bats, from the area surrounding the Sojourner Truth Housing Projects. The men wanted to keep their neighborhood segregated from the African American families who were preparing to move into the adjacent war housing project.

(28642) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Violence, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:55:59 -0400

Tear gas is used to disperse angry crowds as African American families prepare to move into the Sojourner Truth Housing Projects.

(28643) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Arrests, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:09:59 -0400

Two African American men are led away by Detroit Police during the clashes at the Sojourner Truth Housing Project.

(28644) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Violence, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:12:59 -0400

Mounted Detroit Police set upon demonstrators during the clashes at the Sojourner Truth Housing Project.

(28645) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Arrests, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:30:59 -0400

Harold Dillard, 14, is arrested by police during the riot at the Sojourner Truth Housing Project as his sister holds onto him in protest.

(28645) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Violence, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:37:59 -0400

Police, some armed, some mounted on horses, attempt to control the massive crowds that came out to protest African American families moving into the Sojourner Truth Housing Project.

(28647) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Arrests, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:41:00 -0400

Mounted Police arrest an African American during the Sojourner Truth Housing Project riot.

(28647) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Protestors, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:51:00 -0400

Hundreds of white neighbors and their supporters line a street near the Sojourner Truth Housing Project to protest and intimidate African American families that were to move into the adjacent war housing.

(28649) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Violence, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:59:00 -0400

Dozens of men and children happily pose for a photograph around an overturned car. The car belonged to an African American who attempted to break through the crowd of demonstrators around the Sojourner Truth Housing Project.

(28651) Riots, Sojourner Truth, Housing, Arrests, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:28:00 -0400

Four African American men are searched by Detroit Police for weapons during the Sojourner Truth Housing Project Riot.

(28652) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Violence, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:44:47 -0400

A bloodied African American man is forcibly led away from home by uniformed police officers with night sticks during the Sojourner Truth Housing Project Riot as four African American men stand on porch in background.

(28654) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Arrests, 1942

eclemens — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:56:14 -0400

An African American man is removed from the scene of the Sojourner Truth Housing Riot as uniformed police officer holding his night stick forcibly urges him on.

[Podcast] The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America

teller — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:31:22 -0500

John Fabian Witt recounts how in the 1920s and 1930s Charles Garland donated his million-dollar inheritance to the American Fund for Public Service, or Garland Fund, to support progressive causes and organizations he believed could challenge inequality and reshape capitalism and democracy in America. read more »