Comments on: Michigan’s Rich African American Past

By: farlane

farlane — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:26:51 +0000

Hey Deb – thanks for catching that. The link was formatted wrong. Now Motown Records’ founder Berry Gordy Jr. and actor James Earl Jones both have their rightful place!

By: Deb McClellan

Deb McClellan — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:43:39 +0000

It is 2013 and you have a glaring error still on this page that you were told about in 2009. Barry Gordy founded Motown Records. James Earl Jones, while born in Michigan and a famous person as an esteemed and loved actor, had absolutely nothing to do with Motown Records. As a teacher, I am appalled that this error remains 4 years after you were first told about it and it makes me suspect any information on this site. Therefore, I will not recommend that my students use it. Which is sad, because a site All about Michigan would be a wonderful place to direct my students from Grand Rapids! Please fix this and make us proud that it was made in Michigan, by people from Michigan and it should be visited by students from Michigan

By: Slavery in Michigan? | ruraltourban

Slavery in Michigan? | ruraltourban — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:23:52 +0000

[...] After the British took control of the territory, they began collecting census data. A 1779 census shows that there were 141 slaves living in the territory (about 8% of the population recorded in this data). By 1782, a census of Detroit showed 78 male and 101 female slaves (179 total) living in Detroit alone. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 declared slavery illegal in that area by the United States. However, the land did not reach its slave population-peak until 300 slaves were recorded in 1796 when the British released control of the land to the United States (citation: Michigan’s Rich African American Past). [...]

By: Marvin Diem

Marvin Diem — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:47:09 +0000

James Earl Jones is an esteemes actor who was raised in Michigan and went to school and university there. Berry Gordie is the founder of Motown Records. You mistake is embarrassing and frustrating.

By: farlane

farlane — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:07:07 +0000

You’re welcome Joyce and thank you!

By: joyce h. taylor

joyce h. taylor — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:50:31 +0000

This article is a nice reminder of the legacy of Detroit’s Black community. This is the first time I have encountered this periodical. Thank you for the links. Quite informative.

By: farlane

farlane — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:22:49 +0000

I think it's a good thing to celebrate history from everyone. I believe that history has a much larger impact on who we are than most I guess. At least more than the Michigan Dept. of Education...

By: ambreia

ambreia — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:13:21 +0000

that is very good that people celebrate history from blacks iam sorta black