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Uses statistics to show housing need, and vacant acreage, population, and employment in each suburb.

pg. 194-197. White Robes on Woodward Avenue. Describes Klan influences in mid-1920s, particularly in containing Negro housing by stimulating organization of neighborhood improvement associations.

[Paper given before the Class in Religion and Life of All Soul's Church] Summarizes accomplishments despite many obstacles in employment, education, housing.

Documents activities concerned with relocation of some three hundred Negro families displaced by construction of Interstate 496 through Lansing.

Describes dislocations resulting from construction of highway in predominantly black area of city. Not examined.

Examines attitudes of residents toward neighbors and toward surroundings in a Detroit area chosen for later urban renewal.

Surveys employment, housing, education, city government, and community relations; proposes actions for improvement.

Explains consequences of segregated housing patterns in Grand Rapids; considers two current proposals, public houseing and open occupancy legislation

Presents an economic profile based on 1950 and 1960 census data which shows the large non-white population is plagued with high unemployment and lacks adequate housing, transportation, and other community benefits.

Statistics and narrative cover ten cities including Detroit