Anyway, I have been really trying to narrow the focus of my paper. I think that the part of my topic that seems most abundant to research will be the influx of African American workers to the Detroit area to work at DATP. I have found some sources on housing projects, and race riots that I think will be helpful in learning more about the topic. I think my trip for the Library of Michigan will be happening either tomorrow afternoon, or Friday afternoon, depending on how long it will take me to write my analytical paper which is due Thursday for another history class. Papers, papers, papers! I am excited to find other sources that are not just limited and online. I also have to find some time to get into the archives!
The 1943 Race Riots
http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=185
Sojourner Truth Housing Project (1st site of racial violence in as a result of increase in African American worker influx as Detroit became the "Arsenal of Democracy)
http://detroit1701.org/Sojourner%20Truth%20Housing%20Project.html
These two sites address both the issues of housing and race, as they went hand in hand during this time period in Detroit. I was thinking of doing a more broad topic, but I think that this has a lot of weight to it.
As stated in the Detroit News articles (link above):
"Unions did their best to keep production figures up and to keep the lid on confrontations, even though the Ku Klux Klan and the feared Black Legion were highly organized and visible in the plants.
Thomas Sugrue (think that is spelled right...) wrote a book that I had to read for my Detroit History Seminar called "Origins of the Urban Crisis." A good deal of the book discusses housing codes and restrictions against letting black families into white neighborhoods. It's specific to Detroit and may mention DATP. Either way Segrue offers some excellent ideas on segregation and housing.
ReplyDeleteAwesome, thanks! Yeah, I think that the segregation, racism, and integrating the black community into the work force in Detroit, or lack there of (separate housing) will be my main focus. I had thoughts that were all over the place for this paper! But I think that with this as my focus it will be a much more concise project.
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-Stace
I like your topic! I don't think that it's too narrow at all. Good Luck :)
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