African Americans in Michigan

by Linwood H. Cousins, Benjamin C. Wilson, Lewis Walker

African Americans, as free laborers and as slaves, were among the earliest permanent residents of Michigan, settling among the French, British, and Native people with whom they worked and farmed. Lewis Walker and Benjamin Wilson recount the long history of African American communities in Michigan, delineating their change over time, as migrants from the South, East, and overseas made their homes in the state. Moreover, the authors show how Michigan's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087013583X
• ISBN13: 9780870135835
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 63 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.6"