Another Ann Arbor [Paperback]

A fascinating look at Ann Arbors heroic African-American communitiys journey and progress. A must-have for African-American and Michigan history enthusiasts.

The black community in the Ann Arbor area includesBethel African Methodist Episcopal Church,Second Baptist Church,Brown Chapel, theAnn Arbor Community Center, the oldJones School, and other well-remembered places.

The photographs representing this history follow the progress of the African American community from 1857, when the Rev. J. M. Gregory gathered together a small congregation at 504 High Street, to 1996, when Dr. Homer Neal assumed leadership of theUniversity of Michigan as its interim president. This integral but little-known part of Ann Arbor area history is preserved inAnother Ann Arbor.

Carol Gibson is an independent television producer, formerly with the Oprah Winfrey Show. Lola M. Jones is vice president of the African American Museum of Washtenaw County and a charter member of the Ann Arbor chapter of the Links Inc. Both are University of Michigan graduates and long-term Ann Arborites. Gibson and Jones have produced two video documentaries about the black community in Ann Arbor and for 11 years produced a weekly television show highlighting the accomplishments of local African Americans.