Michigan Historical Review articles from September 2000

Michigan Historical Review archives from September 2000

Race and reaction in Warren, Michigan, 1971 to 1974: Bradley v. Milliken and the cross-district busing controversy. (1).
September 22, 2000... In the spring of 1971 the Detroit branch of the NAACP sued the Detroit Board of Education, triggering a protracted political and legal battle and a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that changed the course of school desegregation in the United...

"Our juvenile court has become more like a criminal court": a century of reform at the Cook County (Chicago) juvenile court (1).
September 22, 2000... Widespread anxiety and fears of increasing juvenile delinquency characterized nearly every decade of the twentieth century. In his perceptive historical overview, The Cycle of Juvenile Justice, historian Thomas J. Bernard argues that over the...

A contest for local control: emergency relief in depression-era Michigan.
September 22, 2000... The New Deal emergency-relief programs, which provided work projects and relief grants for the unemployed, brought much-needed aid to many Michigan residents during the 1930s. People had stretched their resources until nothing remained, and...

The immigration and naturalization service (INS) at the U.S.-Canadian border, 1893-1993: an overview of issues and topics.
September 22, 2000... The history of immigration across the U.S.-Canadian border is a potentially useful field for the study of twentieth-century U.S. immigration law and its administration. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) provide...

A Michigan architect in Indiana: Elijah E. Myers and the business of public architecture in the Gilded Age. (Research Note).(19th century)
September 22, 2000... America became a national marketplace in the nineteenth century as the railroads spread to connect every city. In the Gilded Age, business became a secular religion with aggressive promotion, investment schemes, and lawsuits its liturgy. The...

William Z. Foster and the Tragedy of American Radicalism. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... James R. Barrett. William Z. Foster and the Tragedy of American Radicalism. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2000. Pp. 352. Bibliography. Index. Cloth, $34.95. In this fine study, James R. Barrett attempts to understand William Z....

Mixed Harvest: The Second Great Transformation in the Rural North, 1870-1930.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Hal S. Barton. Mixed Harvest: The Second Great Transformation in the Rural North, 1870-1930. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1998. Pp. 301. Illustrations. Index. Cloth, $49.95; paper, $18.95. Repeatedly over the course of...

Brewed in Detroit: Breweries and Beers since 1830. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Peter H. Blum. Brewed in Detroit: Breweries and Beers since 1830. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1999. Pp. 353. Appendices. Illustrations. Index. Cloth, $34.95. Brewed in Detroit is an example of history that appeals on a variety...

Congressional Populism and the Crisis of the 1890's. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Gene Clanton. Congressional Populism and the Crisis of the 1890s. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1998. Pp. 228. Notes. Index. Cloth, $29.95. For all the scholarly attention devoted to Populism, there has been little study of the...

Capital Moves: RCA's 70-Year Quest for Cheap Labor. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Jefferson Cowie. Capital Moves: RCA's 70-Year Quest for Cheap Labor. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1999. Pp. 273. Bibliography. Index. Cloth, $29.95. In Capital Moves, Jefferson Cowie traces the history of the Radio Corporation...

Modern Mothers in the Heartland: Gender, Health, and Progress in Illinois, 1900-1930. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Lynne Curry. Modern Mothers in the Heartland: Gender, Health, and Progress in Illinois, 1900-1930. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1999. Pp. 206. Bibliography. Illustrations. Index. Cloth, $40.00; paper, $18.50. In Modern Mothers in...

Not Just Any Medical School: The Science, Practice, and Teaching of Medicine at the University of Michigan, 1850-1941. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Horace W. Davenport. Not Just Any Medical School: The Science, Practice, and Teaching of Medicine at the University of Michigan, 1850-1941. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1999. Pp. 382. Index. Notes. Photographs. Cloth, $52.50. ...

Religion and Popular Culture in America. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Bruce David Forbes and Jeffrey H. Mahan, eds. Religion and Popular Culture in America. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. Pp. 324. Bibliography. Index. Notes. Paper, $18.95. Religion and Popular Culture in America is a...

Holy Toledo: Religion and Politics in the Life of "Golden Rule" Jones. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Mantle Jones. Holy Toledo: Religion and Politics in the Life of "Golden Rule" Jones. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1998. Pp. 232. Bibliography. Illustrations. Index. Cloth, $29.95. The first published biography of successful...

Cooperative Commonwealth: Co-ops in Rural Minnesota, 1859-1939. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Steven J. Keillor. Cooperative Commonwealth: Co-ops in Rural Minnesota, 1859-1939. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2000. Pp. 470. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Maps. Notes. Photos. Tables. Cloth, $35.00. Students of agrarian...

Dear Sarah: Letters Home From a Soldier of the Iron Brigade. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Coralou Peel Lassen, ed. Dear Sarah: Letters Home from a Soldier of the Iron Brigade. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999. Pp. 182. Appendix. Illustrations. Maps. Photos. Cloth, $24.95. John H. Pardington of Trent, Michigan,...

Choosing War. The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Fredrik Logevall. Choosing War. The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999. Pp. 529. Bibliography. Index. Cloth, $35.00. How is history made? From deep, impersonal...

The Pullman Case: The Clash of Labor and Capital in Industrial-America. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... David Ray Papke. The Pullman Case: The Clash of Labor and Capital in Industrial-America. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1999. Pp. 118. Bibliography. Index. Cloth, $25.00; paper, $12.95. David Ray Papke's book is not primarily...

Rockne of Notre Dame: The Making of a Football Legend. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Ray Robinson. Rockne of Notre Dame: The Making of a Football Legend. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Pp. 290. Bibliography. Index. Cloth, $25.00. Rockne of Notre Dame: The Making of a Football Legend is sportswriter Ray Robinson's...

The Cold War Comes to Main Street: America 1950. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Lisle A. Rose. The Cold War Comes to Main Street: America 1950. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1999. Pp. 404. Bibliography. Index. Notes. Cloth, $39.95. In 1950, the author contends, the Cold War transformed the United States from a...

Huron: The Seasons of a Great Lake. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Napier Shelton. Huron: The Seasons of a Great Lake. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1999. Pp. 268. Appendices. Bibliography. Photographs. Cloth, $34.95. Napier Shelton, a retired technical writer for the National Park Service, has...

Huron-Wendat: The Heritage of the Circle. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Georges E. Sioui. Huron-Wendat: The Heritage of the Circle. Rev. ed. Translated by Jane Brierley. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1999. Pp. 276. Bibliography. Index. Notes. Paper, $23.95. For many North Americans, the Huron...

The Presidency of Richard Nixon. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Melvin Small. The Presidency of Richard Nixon. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1999. Pp. 387. Bibliography. Index. Cloth, $29.95. Melvin Small's The Presidency of Richard Nixon is a worthy addition to the constantly growing...

Dancing in the Street: Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Suzanne E. Smith. Dancing in the Street: Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1999. Pp. 319. Bibliography. Index. Cloth, $24.95. The songs of Motown and the events of the 1960s seem inexorably...

Streets, Railroads, and the Great Strike of 1877. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... David O. Stowell. Streets, Railroads, and the Great Strike of 1877. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. Pp. 181. Bibliography. Index. Cloth, $31.00; paper, $15.00. Although the Great Strike of 1877 has been the subject of numerous...

Apocalypse Then: American Intellectuals and the Vietnam War, 1954-1975. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Robert R. Tomes. Apocalypse Then: American Intellectuals and the Vietnam War, 1954-1975. New York: New York University Press, 1998. Pp. 292. Bibliography. Index. Cloth, $50.00; paper, $20.00. In this work, Robert Tomes examines the impact...

Radio free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Timothy B. Tyson. Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1999. Pp. 401. Bibliography. Index. Cloth, $29.95. This important study of the black fights militant...

Black Camelot: African-American Culture Heroes in Their Times, 1960-1980. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... William L. Van Deburg. Black Camelot: African-American Culture Heroes in Their Times, 1960-1980. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1997. Pp. 300. Illustrations. Index. Cloth, $29.95. William Van Deburg argues that African-American...

Fighting on Two Fronts: African Americans and the Vietnam War. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... James E. Westheider. Fighting on Two Fronts: African Americans and the Vietnam War. New York: New York University Press, 1997. Pp. 240. Bibliography. Index. Photographs. Cloth, $45.00; paper, $17.95. Fighting on Two Fronts sheds new light...

Cahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis. (Book Reviews).(Review)
September 22, 2000... Biloine Whiting Young and Melvin L. Fowler. Cahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2000. Pp. 366. Bibliography. Illustrations. Index. Maps. Cloth, $55.00; paper, $24.95. In the introduction to...

Editor's page.
September 22, 2000... Readers will regret the passing of Dudley Randall, distinguished poet and publisher, on 5 August 2000. His Broadside Press was the subject of a profile and bibliography by Evelyn Leasher in our spring 2000 issue. Other news is happier. To...