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The Toward A Fair Michigan records reflect that organization's efforts to promote dialogue on the controversial ballot initiative Proposal 2 (the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative) and encourage public participation in the political process. In addition to illustrating essential steps in the formation and management of 501(c)(3) nonprofit groups, the records will be especially valuable to those interested in the public debate surrounding Proposal 2 and the issue of affirmative action in the United States in the early 21st century. The collection is comprised of three series: Administrative Files, Program Director's Files, and Organizational Activities.

The Program Director's Files series is comprised of born-digital records created and maintained by TAFM Program Director Carol Allan and includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, press releases, organizational bylaws, and logistical information for public events. The series also features audio and video recordings of public forums on the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative. This series contains materials related to the other two series in the collection.

The Organizational Activities series documents TAFM's work to present Michiganders with opposing arguments on affirmative action and advance its larger mission of expanding the public's well-informed participation in politics. It contains materials relating to TAFM presentations, the ANCORE ("A New Conversation On Racial Equality") leadership assembly, and the 2007 TAFM affirmative action survey. The largest portion of the series consists of publicity materials, correspondence, and position papers (as well as three DVD recordings) from the series of public forums TAFM sponsored in the run-up to the November 2006 vote on Proposal 2.