Daisy Elliott

State renames building for two Michigan civil rights pioneers

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has formally dedicated a state office building with a new name that honors two civil rights pioneers.The former Lewis Cass…

Politics & Government

The political pioneer who gave Michigan's civil rights law its name

Stateside Staff

Many Michiganders have heard of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. It's been in the news most recently because of a petition drive to expand the law's…

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Michigan civil rights pioneer Daisy Elliott dies at 98

Sarah Cwiek

The woman who wrote and championed Michigan’s groundbreaking Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act has died.Daisy Elliott was a state representative from…