Oral history interview with Arthur McPhaul, 1970.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Organizational History and List of Officers Organizational History 1909 Issued the “Call,” a statement calling for a conference to protest discrimination and violence against African Americans Convened the National Negro Conference on May 31 and June 1, New York, N.Y. E...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities (1934-1975)

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From 1934 to 1937 The U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities began as the Special Committee on Un-American Activities and was also known as the McCormack-Dickstein Committee. The Dies Committee, was created on May 26, 1938, with the approval of House Resolution 282, which authorized the Speaker of the House to appoint a special committee of seven members to investigate un-American activities in the United States, domestic diffusion of propaganda, and all other questions relating thereto...

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Black Legion

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The Black Legion, also know as the "Wolverine Republican League", was a radical branch of the Michigan Ku Klux Klan. It's members were pro-white, native-born Protestants who were against Jews, Blacks, Communists, Anarchists, and Catholics. At one point, there were an estimated 200,000 members in Michigan. They were organized and led by "Colonel" Harvey Davis. Among their goals were the takeover of Michigan government and killing a mayor. (For more information see the finding aid.). F...

Simmons, C. Lebron,

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Detroit, Michigan attorney. From the description of Oral history interview with C. Lebron Simmons 1967. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321526 ...

Sojourner Truth Homes (Detroit, Mich.)

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Ford motor company

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When Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903, Alexander Y. Malcolmson was elected the Company's first treasurer, but his assistant James Couzens actually managed financial functions. People holding the position of Ford Motor Company treasurer from 1903 to 1955 included Alexander Y. Malcolmson, 1903-1906; James J. Couzens, 1906-1915; Frank L. Klingensmith, 1915-1921; Edsel B Ford, 1921-1943; B. J. Craig, 1943-1946; and L. E. Briggs, 1946-1955. In 1903, the business office was in a small building o...

Civil Rights Congress of Michigan

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Hill, Charles A.

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Baptist minister. From the description of Oral history interview with Charles A. Hill, 1967. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321536 Baptist Minister. From the description of Charles A. Hill papers, 1942-1951. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321024 ...

Civil Rights Congress (U.S.)

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National organization established in 1946 to, among other things, "combat all forms of discrimination against ... labor, the Negro people and the Jewish people, and racial, political, religious, and national minorities." The organization folded in 1955 under pressure from the United States Attorney-General and the House Un-American Activities Committee, which accused the organization of being subversive. From the description of Civil Rights Congress records, 1946-1955. (Unknown). Wor...

National Negro Congress (U.S.)

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The National Negro Congress was established in 1936 to "secure the right of the Negro people to be free from Jim Crowism, segregation, discrimination, lynching, and mob violence" and "to promote the spirit of unity and cooperation between Negro and white people." It was conceived as a national coalition of church, labor, and civil rights organizations that would coordinate protest action in the face of deteriorating economic conditions for blacks. Executive secretaries were John P. ...

McBride, Roberta

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McPhaul, Arthur,

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Trade-union organizer. From the description of Oral history interview with Arthur McPhaul, 1970. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321545 ...

Raskin, Jack

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Civil rights activist. From the description of Oral history interview with Jack Raskin, 1970. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321560 ...

Civil Rights Federation.

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