African American Organizations and Leaders
Choir of St. Matthew and St. Joseph Church
Detroit, Michigan, Easter
1911
Research materials at the Michigan Historical Collections, Bentley Historical Library provide rich documentation, of individuals, movements, organizations, and institutions that have voiced the concerns and advanced the causes of African Americans in Michigan. Records from five state chapters of the Urban League, and papers of leaders of the NAACP and CORE in Detroit, bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and leaders in the civil rights movement are among the collections which assist researchers in studying the goals and policies of African American communities and the programs designed and implemented to achieve them.
Note: Some of these record groups have been microfilmed and are available on Inter-Library Loan. Access to the library's total holdings in this area may be found using the MIRLYN online catalog.