Another Tale of Two Cities* Neighborhood Watch:  from Ann Arbor to Baghdad Sandra L. Arlinghaus Fall, 2007

Ann Arbor's Tale Neighborhood Watch:  40 Year Context at the Detroit/Ann Arbor scale 1967--Ann Arbor Neighborhood Watch established circa this period.  Detroit race riots.  Trip between Ann Arbor and Detroit was far more difficuilt than later. 1968-- 1969-- 1970-- 1971-- 1972-- 1973-- 1974-- 1975-- 1976-- 1977-- 1978-- 1979-- 1980-- 1981-- 1982-- 1983-- 1984-- 1985-- 1986-- 1987-- 1988-- 1989-- 1990-- 1991-- 1992-- 1993-- 1994-- 1995-- 1996-- 1997-- 1998-- 1999-- 2000-- 2001-- 2002-- 2003--In the most important affirmative action decision since the 1978 Bakke case, the Supreme Court (5–4) upholds the University of Michigan Law School's policy, ruling that race can be one of many factors considered by colleges when selecting their students because it furthers "a compelling interest in obtaining the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student body." 2004-- 2005--Rosa Parks dies at age 92, buried in Detroit in Woodlawn Cemetery.  Link. 2006-- 2007-- Sources: Adele ElAyoubi, Crime Prevention Specialist and Crime Analyst, City of Ann Arbor Police Department. Civil Rights Timeline:  http://www.factmonster.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html Lewis, Shawn D.  Detroit News, November 2, 2005.  "Doves Release Marks History."  Link. University of Michigan online archive, June 23, 2003.  Link.

Sandra Lach Arlinghaus, Fall 2007.

*Reference to and quotations from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.