Lanstories

Boustrophedonical: Drawing the Borderline, Pt. 2

Boustrophedonical – Part Two Part two of a two-part episode, on this edition of Lanstories, host David Siwik continues his exploration of the namesake of Meridian Township, the land survey of Michigan conducted during the territorial and early statehood period of Michigan history. In this part two, Host Siwik takes a deep dive into the methods by which early land surveyors conducted their craft and the long-term implications for the land survey and sales systems that came out of this period of Michigan’s past. Other topics explored include the impact the land survey had on Michigan becoming a state, including the historical significance of the boustrophedonical section number system both short and long-term. Related Podcasts: Lanstories - Indigenous Mid-Michigan Lands, Part 1 [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/31fdcc5f-7d59-4571-bc9f-df0ed8d4bc03], Part 2 [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/6190d193-f5c7-4bb3-85b8-f6e2ab3b39ae], Part 3 [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/3cd36355-1dc9-4ac9-aad3-79806ed1d32f] Tags/Keywords: Michigan History, United States History, Northwest Territory, Ordinance of 1784, Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Township, Township Section, Boustrophedonical Section Number System, Michigan Territory, Statehood

Boustrophedonical: Drawing the Borderline, Pt. 1

Part one of a two-part episode, on this edition of Lanstories, host David Siwik explores the namesake of Meridian Township - the land survey of Michigan conducted during the territorial and early statehood period, centered around the Meridian survey line, and the establishment of the boustrophedonical section number system. Topics covered include an overview of the establishment of the Northwest Territory, the Ordinance of 1784, Land Ordinance of 1785, and how these early laws laid the foundation for virtually all land surveys and sales in Michigan, with the principal survey meridian located where Meridian Township lies now. Related Podcasts: Lanstories - Indigenous Mid-Michigan Lands, Part 1 [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/31fdcc5f-7d59-4571-bc9f-df0ed8d4bc03], Part 2 [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/6190d193-f5c7-4bb3-85b8-f6e2ab3b39ae], Part 3 [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/3cd36355-1dc9-4ac9-aad3-79806ed1d32f] Tags/Keywords: Michigan History, United States History, Northwest Territory, Ordinance of 1784, Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Township, Township Section, Boustrophedonical Section Number System, Michigan Territory, Statehood, Survey Point State Park

Lansing and Malcolm X – Part Three

In this third part of a three-part episode, Lanstories host David Siwik concludes his look at Lansing during the childhood of Malcolm X in the 1920s and 1930s. Topics discussed include housing discrimination, foster care, the death of Malcolm X's father and the threats the Little family faced from the state authorities and local white supremacist terrorist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Black Legion. Topics/Tags/Keywords 1. Malcolm X 2. Malcolm Little 3. Earl Little 4. Louis Little 5. Ella Little 6. Lansing 7. Michigan 8. Michigan History 9. United States History 10. 1920s 11. 1930s 12. Housing Discrimination 13. Grand River Avenue 14. Pleasant Grove Elementary School 15. Pleasant Grove Avenue 16. Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) 17. Mason 18. Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital 19. Ku Klux Klan 20. Black Legion

Lansing and Malcolm X – Part Two

In part two of a three part episode, host David Siwik continues the exploration of Lansing, Michigan in the 1920s and 1930s, with a consideration of Malcolm X’s childhood and the broader socioeconomic dynamics of a black family living in a northern city during these years. Specific episode topics include historical housing discrimination, the growth of Lansing neighborhoods and the establishment of several organizations that would play a major role in creating Lansing’s neighborhoods and the impact changes in Federal housing policy had on Lansing. Keywords/Tags: 1. Malcolm X 2. Earl Little 3. Louise Little 4. Lansing 5. Michigan 6. United States 7. Michigan History 8. 1920s 9. Great Migration 10. Harlem Renaissance 11. American history 1920s-1940s 12. Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told to Alex Haley, by Alex Haley 13. Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, by Manning Marable 14. Federal Housing Administration 15. Home Owner’s Loan Corporation 16. New Deal 17. National Housing Act, 1934

Lansing and Malcolm X – Part One

In part one of a three part episode, host David Siwik discusses life in Lansing in the 1920s and 1930s as the childhood home of Malcolm X, with a focus on broader socioeconomic realities in the city and elsewhere at the time. Siwik discusses the arrival of the Little family into Lansing in the 1920s and the broader cultural dynamic their arrival into a growing industrial city with strained race relations. Keywords/Tags: 1. Malcolm X 2. Earl Little 3. Louise Little 4. Lansing 5. Michigan 6. United States 7. Michigan History 8. 1920s 9. Great Migration 10. Harlem Renaissance 11. American history 1920s-1940s 12. Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told to Alex Haley, by Alex Haley 13. Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, by Manning Marable 14. Federal Housing Administration 15. Home Owner’s Loan Corporation 16. New Deal 17. National Housing Act, 1934