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Spring 2019

The Austin McCoy collection traces the origins of Being Black at Michigan (#BBUM) and an ongoing fight for justice on campus. Other holdings chart the state’s slide from natural abundance to environmental ruin—and the unlikely people who helped restore it. Finally, the Grand Hotel’s 130-year archive preserves iconic moments.

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Selected Stories

A selection of stories of this issue. Please download PDF to read all content.

A Critical Moment in Detroit’s History

by Dan Shine

Daniel Cherrin was at the epicenter of change in Detroit after Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick resigned. His papers at the Bentley give researchers an inside look at a city and its leaders.

Angell in the 21st Century

by Lara Zielin

The newly digitized papers of U-M President James Angell show his influence in higher education and beyond.

Grand History in the Making

Sandwiched between Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas is a legendary hotel with more than 130 years of memorable moments.

Being Black at U-M

by Katie Vloet

The Austin McCoy collection reveals the origins of the Being Black at Michigan (#BBUM) movement and tells a story of activism and social justice that is still ongoing.

In Defense of Nature

by Robert Havey

Collections at the Bentley reveal how Michigan went from overwhelming natural abundance to an environmental wasteland — and how some unlikely people helped bring it back.

Changing the Question

by Terrence J. McDonald

Why are "those people" so sensitive about their history and identity? It’s a question that is based on a historical myth, namely the belief that group integration into mainstream American society has been, and still is, easy.