Grosse Pointe civil rights organizations records, 1963-1973.

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Grosse Pointe civil rights organizations records, 1963-1973.

Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, clippings, and other materials related to Grosse Pointe civil rights organizations.

3.5 linear ft. (7 boxes)

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Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Grosse Pointe Committee for Open Housing.

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Grosse Pointe Human Relations Council.

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The Grosse Pointe Human Relations Council began informally in 1960 as a result of racial episodes in Detroit housing developments, and it dissolved in 1973. The Grosse Pointe Committee for Open Housing began in 1966 as a housing working group of the Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church, and merged with the Grosse Pointe Human Relations Council, becoming a permanent committee of that organization. From the description of Grosse Pointe civil rights organizations records, 1963-1973. (Wayne St...

Bryant, William R., 1938-

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League of Women Voters (Grosse Pointe, Mich.)

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Dupuis, Jean.

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Ravitz, Mel

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Cosseboom, Kathy

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

Hart, Philip A. (Philip Aloysius), 1912-1976

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U. S. Senator from Michigan, 1959-1976. From the description of Philip A. Hart sound recordings, 1959-1976. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 747430732 U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1959-1976. From the description of Philip A. Hart papers, 1948-1976. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420860 Philip A. Hart was United States Senator from Michigan, serving from 1959 until his death in December of 1976. Born in Bryn Mawr,...