Jeffries, Edward, 1900-1950

Collection Spotlight: George C. Edwards, Jr. Papers

Public Relations Team — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:05:46 -0400

In the Winter 2012 semester, the Reuther Library worked with students in the Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration program at the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science to produce a series of student-written, guest blog posts.

Timothy McRoberts is a student at Wayne State's School of Information and Library Science.

George C. Edwards, Jr., had a major influence on the post World War II city of Detroit. read more »

The 1943 Detroit Race Riot

jruss — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:07:36 -0400

On June 20, 1943, a fight broke out between African American and white Detroiters spending their Sunday on Belle Isle, the city’s large park in the middle of the Detroit River. Fighting spread to the mainland, and rumors crisscrossed the city, stoking racial tensions that had been running high and threatening to boil over into violence for months. Rioting spread, with little attempt from the police to stop it (in fact, much evidence points to many white police facilitating and even participating in violence against African Americans), and by the time President Franklin Roosevelt sent in federal troops on the evening of June 21, hundreds had been injured, and 34 people had died: 25 African American (17 of whom were shot by police), and 9 white. Of the arrests made later, 85% were African American. read more »

(11457) UAW-CIO, NLRB, Elections, Detroit, Michigan, 1940

eclemens — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:21:11 -0400

John L. Lewis speaks before General Motors workers at an National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rally in support of the UAW-CIO, State Fair Grounds, Detroit, Michigan.

Left to right: Walter Reuther, John L. Lewis, Mayor Edward Jeffries, Sidney Hillman, Phillip Murray.