
Room for Change: Ann Arbor's Fair Housing Protests in the 1960s
"In the early 1960s, Ann Arbor neighborhoods were still mostly segregated. Racially restrictive housing covenants, realtors, banks, and landlords quietly worked to keep African Americans confined to only certain parts of the city. Hundreds of individuals and groups, including the NAACP, CORE, churches, and student groups began picketing, marching, and organizing sit-ins in protest. This film presents some of their stories." - Filmmaker Jennifer Howard


Black Women in the Workplace
In this video complied from dozens of interviews from the Living Oral History Project, Black women speak about their experiences working in Washtenaw County, including the various obstacles they had to face in hiring and on the job.
The Living Oral History Project is a partnership between the African American Cultural & Historical Museum of Washtenaw County and the Ann Arbor District Library, providing a permanent home for 50+ interviews with Black community members collected over the past decade. The collection continues to grow with interviews added each year.

2017 Calendar - The Village That Raised Their Children: The History of Ann Arbor's Black Community

Newly-Elected Student Council President Dolores Preston Talks with Principal Gene D. Maybee, as Other Officers Look On, May 1956

Year:
1956
Ann Arbor News, May 24, 1956
Caption:
NEW TAPPAN STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS: Principal Gene D. Maybee of Tappan Junior High School talks with Dolores Preston, new Tappan Student Council president (left) as other new officers look on. They are (left to right) Barbara Lyndon, treasurer; Judy Hamel, secretary; and Jim Potter, vice-president. The new officers who will take over their posts in the fall were elected by the student body yesterday.
Third Annual River Rat Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony, May 3, 2003

Dolores Turner, 1960

Year:
1960
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Dolores Preston Wins Scholarship

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Arthur Preston, Sr. Dies While Attending Meeting At School
