I went to the Library of Michigan on Wednesday and found some really cool books to just pass around the class, and possibly pull some information from. The one that I am really pumped about is a book that is comprised entirely of Detroit headlines from WWII, unfortunately, the print on the actual articles is pretty teeny tiny, but the headlines are clear and show how the press was relating the US war effort to the community of Detroit. The other is a pictorial work, that shows the war effort in Detroit armament plants. It's a clear way to visualize the new mix of workers as a result of the war, and see how the plants looked and operated.
I am planning on using Monday to work on my power point, and to hopefully find some good community sources in terms of art, sports and music. The Tigers were a good way for workers to bond, especially at the end of the war when the Tigers took the World Series in 1945, so I might try to find more info on that as well, I have mostly seen that in relation to the white male workers, and veterans returning from war, more so than the black migrants and the women.
So that's where I stand in terms of presentation stuff, it's definitely still in the works!
GO STATE! :)
It's cool that the Tigers created a bond between workers, it's easy to overlook information like that. I hope you can find more information on that, it sounds like it would provide a great topic for your paper!
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