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Mansions of Man [Part 9]: GM-Tech Center: 20th Century Versailles

GM-Tech Center.; A filmed visit to the General Motors Technical Center designed by archtect Eero Saarinen. Eaton discusses the problems overcome in the construction of the Technical Center and Saarinen's vision for the campus like setting. Talent: Leonard Eaton, UM-Arch.; Walter Sanders, UM-Arch.

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American Negro, The [Part 10]: We Shall Overcome

We Shall Overcome.; A forthright analysis of the current civil rights movement by five active civil rights workers. Talent: Albert Wheeler, UM; Damon Keith; Gloria Brown,Beulah Whitby; Charles Wells

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American Negro, The [Part 9]: Sanctuary and Spear

Sanctuary and Spear.; A study of the Negro church's history and the role of all churches in the current civil rights protest movement. Talent: Alan Loving, UM-Ed.; Rev. Louis Johnson; Rev. Gordon Jones

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American Negro, The [Part 8]: Where Shall We Live?

Where Shall We Live?; Detroit City Councilman discusses ghetto living and the importance of open occupancy housing to a democratic society. Talent: Alan Loving, UM-Ed.; Mel Ravitz

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American Negro, The [Part 7]: An Economic Straightjacket

An Economic Straight Jacket.; Herbert Hill, Labor Secretary of the NAACP, discusses the roots and results of employer and union discrimination against the Negro. Talent: Alan Loving, UM-Ed.; Albert Wheeler, UM; Herbert Hill

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John F. Kennedy at the Michigan Union

duration 1 minute 54 seconds

John F. Kennedy at the Michigan Union

John F. Kennedy at the Michigan Union

From Robert Goldey

John F. Kennedy proposing the Peace Corps during the presidential campaign speech at 2 a.m. Oct. 14, 1960, on the steps of the Michigan Union at the University of…
Women in the 1930s at the University of Michigan

duration 37 minutes 24 seconds

Women in the 1930s at the University of Michigan

Women in the 1930s at the University of Michigan

From Matthew Adair

Film on women students at UM in the 1930s shows women in classroom, dormitory and social settings. Some original 1930s footage and some apparently staged shots. Shots of…
Homecoming 1962: Minnesota-UM Football Game, Band

duration 3 minutes 33 seconds

Homecoming 1962: Minnesota-UM Football Game, Band

Homecoming 1962: Minnesota-UM Football Game, Band

From Matthew Adair

Footage of Homecoming display, elephant race, dog race, students twisting at Ferry Field. Footage of game, and band formations.

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Mansions of Man [Part 9]: GM-Tech Center: 20th Century Versailles

American Negro, The [Part 10]: We Shall Overcome

American Negro, The [Part 9]: Sanctuary and Spear

American Negro, The [Part 8]: Where Shall We Live?

American Negro, The [Part 7]: An Economic Straightjacket

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