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Education
African Americans in Ann Arbor faced many challenges in obtaining equal educational opportunities. The issues ranged from protests for increased African American faculty and curriculum, to the desegregation legislation that brought busing, with many issues in between. Ann Arbor Public Schools and the University of Michigan were both affected by these issues and protests. | |||
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List of Video Clips on Education |
| Quicktime Movie | Description of Video Clip |
| The University of Michigan (00:16) | Although the University of Michigan was established in 1833, very few African American women obtained degrees in the 19th century. |
| Delta Psi Omega Sorority (00:18) | In 1947, a group of African American women college graduates created the Delta Psi Omega sorority, the first of its kind in Ann Arbor. |
| Student Boycott (00:45) | The students at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School staged a boycott in 1968 to demand a better education. |
| Black Action Movement (00:29) | In the winter of 1970, students at the University of Michigan staged an influential protest for educational equality. |
| More on the Black Action Movement (00:13) | The Black Action Movement helped to secure demands for 10% African American student enrollment and increased African American faculty. |
| Black English Case (00:57) | In 1977, four African American women filed suit against Ann Arbor Public Schools to require a Black English program for students. |
| Busing (00:38) | Education was the second major civil rights issue in Ann Arbor. Thus, the practice of busing was a major cause of protest. |