Whoa! Conflicting sources...

Oh geez!

So tonight I have really been digging through sources and information. I am going to the Library of Michigan tomorrow to check out some sources (mostly primary) that I found on the MSU library website. However, when it comes to the working climate in Detroit during WWII, I have new information popping up that is making it difficult to connect the dots. So I am really hoping that I can find more hard facts tomorrow in terms of what the strike situation truly looked like in Detroit. While I have found some sources (from the Detroit Archives) that say there was a No Strike Pledge, I have now found other sources that say there were wildcat strikes, picketting, sit down strikes, etc. protesting working with African Americans. While I knew that there was protesting outside of the workplace at housing developments for African American migrants.

The most interesting part of this study came tonight for me. I found a document that was written in hopes to stop "Anti-Negro Demonstrations". This wasn't necessarily because of worry over the safety of their workers, but more so over morale. The fact that the migrant workers were supporting US forces was necessary in presenting the US as a united front to the Axis. Hitler, specifically, believed that the US was divided, and would combust internally, bringing down the Allied front. The idea of dissention on the homefront in terms of racial tension in what was called "The Arsenal of Democracy" was in direct conflict to the needs of the American war effort.

I am liking where this study is taking me, however, I am worried that things may be changing in terms of a thesis on my part. As of right now, my thesis is officially up in the air! Yiiiikes! It's a scary thought, I am truly hoping that tomorrow I will find some magical source to solidify a solid thesis statement.

Good luck everyone! :o)