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Ernest L. Horne Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001642
Abstract
Ernest L. Horne, a retired General Motors Research Laboratory Librarian and Archivist, has been a known activist in the Detroit gay civil rights movement since 1979, holding membership and leadership positions in several area GBLT organizations. His papers document the activities of the gay and lesbian liberation movement in Detroit, primarily through the records of three organizations: The Association of Suburban People (ASP), South East Gay and Lesbian Council (SEMGLA), and Detroit Area Gay...
Dates:
1975 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1987 - 1995
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Michigan Coalition for Human Rights Records
Collection
Identifier: UR001790
Abstract
The Michigan Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR) was formed in Detroit in December
1980 by a group of Detroit-area religious leaders representing a broad range of Judeo-
Christian and Muslim denominations. Initially organized with the goal of providing a
liberal alternative to conservative Christian organizations such as The Moral Majority,
the group’s primary issues included racism, militarism, gay rights, unemployment,
poverty, and other socio-economic and local political topics. The...
Dates:
1975 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1981 - 1995
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP001998
Abstract
Ruthven (Rudy) Simons is an activist for human rights. He was a vice president of the Cranbrook Peace Foundation, a board member of the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights, a founder of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State University, and a member of delegations to Iraq, Iran, Haiti, China, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Israel, and Palestine. As a result of his passion for human rights, he was a recipient of the Center Peacemaker Award from the Center for Peace and Conflict...
Dates:
1963 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1999; 1967 - 2016
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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