Ann Arbor Human Rights Commission Records 1957-1993

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Ann Arbor Human Rights Commission Records 1957-1993

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Agency of the city of Ann Arbor established in 1957 as the Human Relations Commission to investigate and deal with issues of racial discrimination in housing and employment. The name of the agency was changed in 1970 to the Human Rights Commission. The scope of the Commission came to include complaints of discrimination against women, gays, and the disabled. The record group provides substantial documentation of issues of racial discrimination in employment and housing in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the period of 1957 to 1993. Included are files relating to the establishment of the commission, minutes (through 1993 with some gaps), memoranda (1968-1970), topical files, early case files (1965-1970), and student intern projects and reports of members of the community practice program within the University of Michigan School of Social Work.

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Ann Arbor (Mich.). Human Rights Commission.

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The Human Relations Commission was created in 1957 as an agency of the city of Ann Arbor. Established originally to deal with issues of racial discrimination (in housing and in employment), this city agency gradually expanded into areas of discrimination against women, gays, and the disabled. When established the Commission consisted of twelve members appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council. The aims of the agency were primarily informational and investigative. ...