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The Michigan Chronicle reports on the “Packard Hate Strike,” during which white workers walked off the job in protest of Black worker advancement. June 5, 1943. James Lindahl Papers, Box 1, Folder 6.

An undated newspaper clipping notes the inadequate housing for Black war workers. c. 1940s. Civil Rights Congress of Michigan Records, Box 66.

A map shows the racial makeup of neighborhoods adjacent to the Sojourner Truth Housing Project. No date. Civil Rights Congress of Michigan Records, Box 67.

A graphic from page 29 of Why Race Riots? An Analysis suggests ways to reduce racial tension following Detroit’s 1943 Race Riot. July 1943. Walter P. Reuther Library Vertical Files Collection, Box 128.

Letter from Detroit Housing Commission Secretary Harry J. Durbin informs Detroit Police Commissioner Edward S. Piggins that the commission will be moving Black families into the Herman Gardens Housing Project and assures him of the families’…

Second page of a letter from Detroit Housing Commission Secretary Harry J. Durbin informs Detroit Police Commissioner Edward S. Piggins that the commission will be moving Black families into the Herman Gardens Housing Project and assures him of the…

The first page of a letter from a Detroit resident expressing disgust with the changing racial composition of Detroit neighborhoods. May 26, 1945. Civil Rights Congress of Michigan Records, Box 66. Click the image to read the full document.

A publication addresses post-war housing problems from a consumer’s point of view. 1944. Civil Rights Congress of Michigan Records, Box 66.

A graphic depicts the consequences of property covenants restricting where Black residents may live. Civil Rights Congress of Michigan Records, Box 66.

The Housing Act of 1949, part of President Truman’s domestic program known as the Fair Deal, greatly expanded the federal government’s role in public housing. A section of the slum clearance provisions outlined in the legislation addressed the…

The Housing Act of 1949, part of President Truman’s domestic program known as the Fair Deal, greatly expanded the federal government’s role in public housing. A section of the slum clearance provisions outlined in the legislation addressed the…

Front cover of the souvenir pamphlet presented to attendees of the ceremony where the Walter P. Chrysler Expressway broke ground for what was billed as “the most complex highway engineering project ever attempted in the City of Detroit." Attendees of…