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The Goodridge Brothers: Saginaw Valley Photographic Historians
Tells of three brothers who lived in East Saginaw after the Civil War; reproduces examples of their work
Negro Teacher
Describes supplementary history textbook used in Detroit school "Struggle of Freedom and Rights."
The Negro in the Course of Study of the High School.
Color distribution of students and teachers, status of Negro history, and number of relevant books in library is reported for Northwestern and Miller.
The Negro People in Michigan
Begins with creation of Northwest Territory
The Chronicle Salutes Detroit in Its 250th Anniversary Birthday
Partial Contents: WIlliam Ferguson Blazed path to Legislature after Proving Phenomenal Vote-Getting Power (pg. 2+); History of Negroes in City Post Office Dates from 1871 (pg. 5+); D. Augustus Straker, first Negro elected Court Commissioner (pg. 6);…
The Search for Negro History Resources
Stresses need to preserve materials on local black history, and suggests how to find material now available in archives.
The Challenge of Detroit
Reprinted as pg. 64- 67 of Meltzer, Milton, ed. In Their Own Words, a History of the American Negro, 191601966. New York, Crowell, 1967.
A Century of Negro Life and Culture in Detroit
Exhibit at the Historical Museum was gathered together with the help of the Heirloom Society, Booker T. Washington Trade Association and other groups and individuals.