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Documents an important shift in state level policy to make clear that civil rights in Michigan embraced all people.

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"Sidney Fine has written the most comprehensive study of civil rights politics in the North. He captures the humane vision of Michigan liberals who strove mightily to challenge racial inequality. And he uncovers the largely forgotten history of public efforts on behalf of migrant farm workers, women, the elderly, and the disabled. In an era of backlash against civil rights, Fine's book has much to teach us.--Thomas J. Sugrue ""University of Pennsylvania "" Written in a clear and accessible style and resting on exhaustive research in primary source materials, this book expands the frontiers of civil rights history. Fine's book is, in sum, a model of historical scholarship that makes several important contributions to the field.--Kevin Boyle ""University of Massachusetts """

Sidney Fine has written the most comprehensive study of civil rights politics in the North. He captures the humane vision of Michigan liberals who strove mightily to challenge racial inequality. And he uncovers the largely forgotten history of public efforts on behalf of migrant farm workers, women, the elderly, and the disabled. In an era of backlash against civil rights, Fine's book has much to teach us.--Thomas J. Sugrue University of Pennsylvania Written in a clear and accessible style and resting on exhaustive research in primary source materials, this book expands the frontiers of civil rights history. Fine's book is, in sum, a model of historical scholarship that makes several important contributions to the field.--Kevin Boyle University of Massachusetts

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Sidney Fine is the Andrew Dickson White Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Michigan. He is the author of many award-winning books including Automobile under the Blue Eagle: Labor, Management, and the Automobile Manufacturing Code, Sit-Down: The General Motors Strike of 1936-1937, and Violence in the Model City: The Cavanaugh Administration, Race Relations, and the Detroit Riot of 1967.

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