The Historical Association for putting together this remarkable conference. And for inviting me to facilitate this panel. This conference, like its at aerpart in 1983, stands historical crossroads. Themeslarly around the of this panel race, power and urban space. The projects we will hear about ,ver the next hour and a half the questions at stake in this panel touch of the heart of modern africanAmerican History. On questions of the structure in agency. On questions of freedom and unfreedom. On questions of continuity and discontinuity. The questions of slavery and what has changed and in what ways, and why. It touches on issues of segregation and integration terms that are misunderstood in contemporary political discourse but are at the heart of how we conceptualize the history of urban space. 19 83, the field of the africanamerican urban history was very much in the shadow of the urban uprisings of the lake 1960s. Or as they were called then urban riots, perceived as a product of pat
New life for an old light, which is also Michigan's oldest, and located right here in our own back yard. The Fort Gratiot Light Station was the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program this past year with matching funds coming from the Friends of the Fort Gratiot Light Station. St. Clair County Parks and Recreation Director Dennis Delor says the funds were used to refurbish rooms at the very top of the lighthouse. "These are the rooms where you can see the light flash and the room below it," said Delor. "This way when guests come up into the tower, they can see up into the lantern room and see also the ceiling, (which) is now exposed." The Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program is funded through sales of specialty Michigan license plates. Both the lantern room and the watch rooms were restored to their 1930s appearance. Also receiving attention was the lighthouse keeper's duplex which last year received a new roof. The F