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Urban Renewal and the Fight for Fair Housing in Ann Arbor

Letter from Harriet Fusfeld

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Title
Letter from Harriet Fusfeld
Description
Directed towards the Human Relations Commission of Ann Arbor, this letter describes a variety of ongoing tacit policies creating barriers to fair housing in the city. Of importance is an anecdote on page 2 about a local landlord who constructed apartments out of various homes in Ann Arbor - all of which he neglected to service while keeping rent high (see “Related Item(s)” for more). Fusfeld notes that local organizations, such as the NAACP, were planning to work on or grow outreach efforts to residents to ensure their rights remained respected and protected.
Creator(s) of the Record
Harriet Fusfeld
Date
September 15, 1966
Location
For an example of where landlord-neglected apartments were built, this letter identifies one at 633 N 4th Ave Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
Medium
Paper
Type
Manuscript
Subject
Mapping Reparative Legal Efforts
Rights
This digitized copy is generously provided for research purposes by the Bentley Historical Library, the institution charged with overseeing the care of the original document. Copyright for this document is held by the Regents of the University of Michigan.
Rights Holder
Regents of the University of Michigan
Source
Eunice Burns papers: 1960-2011
Bibliographic Citation
Eunice Burns Papers, Box 2, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

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