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Unnamed Land Assessment Study of North Central Ann Arbor This unidentified land assessment of the North Central area of Ann Arbor provides context for the historical settlement of the region by Black residents, while providing ideas for its potential redevelopment. The focus on specific plots along North 4th Avenue connects with other materials from the period (see “Related Item(s)”) that recognize the street as a site of heavily contested meaning for the predominantly Black residents living there and increasingly encroaching forces looking to make a profit from the neighborhood. -
NAACP Civil Rights Profile - Ann Arbor Area This annotated document is a comprehensive survey of the impact of racial discrimination on the lives of Black residents of Washtenaw County in the early 1960s. Created by the local chapter of the NAACP, this report was made for the purpose of informing local and national political figures about racial injustices ahead of a potential construction of an atomic laboratory in the area by the Federal Atomic Energy Commission. Annotations in the margins come from an unknown source. -
Housing Industry Practices This is a report of the First Presbyterian Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan which douments the various racist housing discrimination practices that were occuring in the city. Divided into three sections - "Real Estate Brokers," "Builders," and "Financial Institutions" - the document clarifies the various parties involved in upholding Ann Arbor's housing segregation.